At Christchurch,
Clarendon Park, for
the final session in the course, "Mindfulness & Wisdom", offered
by Christians
Aware as part of
their Faith
Awareness programme.
The eight-week course has been devised by Ian Grayling and Kevin Commons from
the Leicester
Serene Reflection Meditation Group.
Part of this evening is devoted to considering
similarities and differences between the presentations that we've had in previous weeks.
From the three
introductory sessions
People
may well be at different stages of faith where for some the principal locus of
authority is external (teachers and scriptures) but for others the principal
locus of authority is found within. This
is underpinned by a sense of progression through life from Dependence, though
Independence to Interdependence.
Zen Buddhism Wisdom and
Compassion are inextricably linked.
Islam Wisdom is expressed
in your actions.
Judeo-Christian The scriptures
provide insight in how to lead the good life. In this regard is Jesus a
window into Wisdom?
Humanist Wisdom is about
deciding what is right to do at an individual, family and societal level.
Similarities
If
wisdom is not manifested in daily life it is not wisdom. What you think,
believe and say should be compatible with what you do.
Diffferences The Zen
contribution made much more of the importance of direct personal experience
that goes beyond rationality but is still relevant to daily life.
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