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Anybody can they say they are being 'spiritual' - and they are, because everybody has some type and level of concern. Let us therefore see their actual conception, in thought and action, and see how many perspectives it is in fact concerned with, and how many perspectives it actually takes into account, and how many perspectives it attempts to integrate, and thus let us see how deep and how wide runs that bodhisattva vow to refuse rest until all perspectives whatsoever are liberated into their own primordial nature.

Ken Wilber#20

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About this quote

What does it mean?
True spirituality includes and integrates many perspectives, not just claiming the label.
In plain terms
Check how many viewpoints someone considers to see how deep their spirituality is.
What can you take from it?
Practice inclusivity in your thinking and actions.

Where it applies

  • leadership
  • conflict mediation
  • personal growth

Putting it to work

  • ask others' views
  • seek integration
  • avoid exclusion

Questions to consider

  • Whose perspective are you ignoring?
  • How can you integrate more views?

Another view

Taking all perspectives is practically impossible.

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