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What does it mean?
Religious traditions offer high moral goals that guide our aspirations, even if we cannot fully achieve them with our limited abilities.
In plain terms
Religious traditions set high moral goals for us to strive toward.
What can you take from it?
Use tradition to ground your values even if perfection is out of reach.

Where it applies

  • personal value systems
  • spiritual reflection

Putting it to work

  • reference tradition in decision making
  • set high ethical standards

Questions to consider

  • What standards guide your own aspirations?
  • Can you find meaning without a specific tradition?

Another view

This view assumes a specific religious framework is universally accessible or desirable.

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