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A religion of fulfilment must provide bustling secular man with contacts with all that is permanent and enduring, with the deeper and higher aspects of existence; indeed, with every possible opportunity of transcending the limitations not only of his day-by-day existence in the equivalents of shared worship, but of his little secular self in acts of meditation and self-examination and in retreats from the secular world of affairs.

Julian Huxley#29

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What does it mean?
Religion should connect secular people with enduring aspects of existence through worship, meditation, and retreat.
In plain terms
Faith should help busy people connect with deeper truths through meditation and community.
What can you take from it?
Create space for spiritual reflection within secular life.

Where it applies

  • counseling
  • corporate wellness
  • personal retreats

Putting it to work

  • offer meditation sessions
  • design retreat spaces
  • integrate mindfulness

Questions to consider

  • How do we find meaning without dogma?
  • What role does reflection play today?

Another view

May alienate those who reject traditional religious frameworks entirely.

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