Spiritual Indicators
I want to demonstrate that spiritual values have naturalistic meaning, […], that they are well within the jurisdiction of a suitably enlarged science, and that, therefore, they are the general responsibility of all mankind.
Abraham H. Maslow
Abraham H. Maslow
Abraham Maslow defined Spiritual Values as spiritual indicators that are subject to scientific research, are by no means the exclusive property or possession of organised religions and are rather a natural or God-given reality which can be scientifically qualified and be accessible to every human being.
It is important to clarify that this work avoids any comparative religious approach or theological interpretations about the nature of God or the Divine, making emphasis only on the existence of a Creator Source of all Spiritual Values which conform a spiritual field interacting with a quantum field and manifesting in the matter field the reality that is perceived by human beings.
This is, however, an invitation for the reader to find the “Voice of God” within their own garden of consciousness where the seeds of the Tree of Life have been planted to allow those ones who will embrace this exploration in the manner of a Tzadik/Scientist or Prophet/Scientist to taste of the fruits of this tree. Spiritual Values like Love, Grace, Truth, Certainty to name a few might eventually lead to one of those ‘aha’ moments in which a person can discern for him or herself what kind of behaviours and lifestyles are more akin to the expression of those universal and transcendental experiences suited to his or her own Personality, Character, Identity, and cultural and social context, the expression of his or her I AM Identity in the world.
In that sense Abraham Maslow would describe a person who walks in God’s Will as a form of peak-experiencer with, “a tendency to move more closely to a perfect identity, or uniqueness, or to have idiosyncrasy of the person or to his real self, to have become more a real person”.
An Introduction to Universal and Behavioural Values
Universal Values are the antidote to greed, fear, anger, guilt, misuse of power and chaos in general because they are grounded in connectedness. They are an invisible yet apprehensible presence, essences and forces, which may beget noble human thoughts and feelings that are beneficial to the body, the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Universal Values are the foundation to constructive intelligence and altruistic actions for the wellbeing of the Human Family and beyond.
To explore and embody Universal Values leads to the Exploration of The Source of All Values, The Value Giver, The Ultimate Value and Everlasting, Never Changing Presence. In the voluntary exploration of the Laws of Nature, The Universe, The Mind, and the attainment of a conscious, everlasting relationship with the Ultimate Value Giver and the Universe, two categories of values can be identified from a Human Being’s perspective: Biological Values and Universal Values.
Biological Values are Behavioural Values, sometimes limiting and sometimes supporting of human expression. They are relative in meaning, power, goodness and beauty, mainly related to a biological, physical and objective reality and the way it affects an individual; they can be transformed by the agency of Universal Values.
Universal Values are Spiritual Values, with or without the agency of a human or a behavioural component, they are always liberating and ever expanding our human consciousness; absolute in meaning, power, goodness, beauty and Truth, mainly related to our moral, spiritual and subjective nature.
Spiritual Values and Behavioural Values are different, however they are both intervening elements to the kind of experience reported as Spiritual Experience and their difference helps make distinctions between religion, mysticism and spirituality. This is illustrated in the following examples, where an initial approximation to a distinction between the two categories can be made:
It is important to clarify that this work avoids any comparative religious approach or theological interpretations about the nature of God or the Divine, making emphasis only on the existence of a Creator Source of all Spiritual Values which conform a spiritual field interacting with a quantum field and manifesting in the matter field the reality that is perceived by human beings.
This is, however, an invitation for the reader to find the “Voice of God” within their own garden of consciousness where the seeds of the Tree of Life have been planted to allow those ones who will embrace this exploration in the manner of a Tzadik/Scientist or Prophet/Scientist to taste of the fruits of this tree. Spiritual Values like Love, Grace, Truth, Certainty to name a few might eventually lead to one of those ‘aha’ moments in which a person can discern for him or herself what kind of behaviours and lifestyles are more akin to the expression of those universal and transcendental experiences suited to his or her own Personality, Character, Identity, and cultural and social context, the expression of his or her I AM Identity in the world.
In that sense Abraham Maslow would describe a person who walks in God’s Will as a form of peak-experiencer with, “a tendency to move more closely to a perfect identity, or uniqueness, or to have idiosyncrasy of the person or to his real self, to have become more a real person”.
An Introduction to Universal and Behavioural Values
Universal Values are the antidote to greed, fear, anger, guilt, misuse of power and chaos in general because they are grounded in connectedness. They are an invisible yet apprehensible presence, essences and forces, which may beget noble human thoughts and feelings that are beneficial to the body, the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Universal Values are the foundation to constructive intelligence and altruistic actions for the wellbeing of the Human Family and beyond.
To explore and embody Universal Values leads to the Exploration of The Source of All Values, The Value Giver, The Ultimate Value and Everlasting, Never Changing Presence. In the voluntary exploration of the Laws of Nature, The Universe, The Mind, and the attainment of a conscious, everlasting relationship with the Ultimate Value Giver and the Universe, two categories of values can be identified from a Human Being’s perspective: Biological Values and Universal Values.
Biological Values are Behavioural Values, sometimes limiting and sometimes supporting of human expression. They are relative in meaning, power, goodness and beauty, mainly related to a biological, physical and objective reality and the way it affects an individual; they can be transformed by the agency of Universal Values.
Universal Values are Spiritual Values, with or without the agency of a human or a behavioural component, they are always liberating and ever expanding our human consciousness; absolute in meaning, power, goodness, beauty and Truth, mainly related to our moral, spiritual and subjective nature.
Spiritual Values and Behavioural Values are different, however they are both intervening elements to the kind of experience reported as Spiritual Experience and their difference helps make distinctions between religion, mysticism and spirituality. This is illustrated in the following examples, where an initial approximation to a distinction between the two categories can be made:
These two categories may be explored and realised in the context of their own domain and nature, and their synthesis may be attained in a human life with the emergence of a fully conscious Human Being who physically embodies and expresses continuously Universal Values.
In a personal letter, later made public via the Internet, Carey Jackman wrote:
Normative Values are based from a set of boundaries and behaviours developed through fear and reward conditioning. They are patterns of behaviour where individuals are entrained to react and feedback to an external source, separated from the Source of Universal Values. They are held beliefs and thought processes.
Universal Values come straight from the Universal Source, they are directly sustained and accessible through the acknowledgement and relationship with The Father-Mother of All Creation. They are Spiritual Values. They are beyond any mental boundary of social, cultural, racial, and religious behaviour. They are beyond the behavioural values of honesty and respect, moral codes of conduct. One can be honest yet not living in Truth.
In a personal letter, later made public via the Internet, Carey Jackman wrote:
Normative Values are based from a set of boundaries and behaviours developed through fear and reward conditioning. They are patterns of behaviour where individuals are entrained to react and feedback to an external source, separated from the Source of Universal Values. They are held beliefs and thought processes.
Universal Values come straight from the Universal Source, they are directly sustained and accessible through the acknowledgement and relationship with The Father-Mother of All Creation. They are Spiritual Values. They are beyond any mental boundary of social, cultural, racial, and religious behaviour. They are beyond the behavioural values of honesty and respect, moral codes of conduct. One can be honest yet not living in Truth.
Also in this respect Abraham Maslow made a clear distinction when referring to Spiritual Values, something he called B Values in association to peak-experiences. When trying to answer the question “How does the world look different in peak-experiences?”, he came up with a list of characteristics on which to expand and research and highlighted the fact that this list was immersed in a context related to different experiences and sacred moments that “people through the ages have called eternal verities, or the spiritual values, or the highest values, or the religious values.”
This collection of attributes together with Paradise Landing, a divine revelation on Spiritual Values such as Love, Game, Truth and Perfection amongst others, may serve as spiritual indicators, in the research of the effect that the embodiment of Universal Values has in the perception of a harmonious and peaceful existence.