Mindful Morality
Mindful morality uses the higher capacities of the human mind, higher order thinking skills and functions like planning, foresight and caring about those not present.
Interesting concept, but how do you get someone to use it?
Mindful morality uses the higher capacities of the human mind, higher order thinking skills and functions like planning, foresight and caring about those not present.
Interesting concept, but how do you get someone to use it?
You can only transform people to the degree that you yourself have been transformed.Maybe it’s time to do a reality check of sorts.
“Human nature always wants to either play the victim or create victims—both for the purpose of control.”
Richard Rohr
“We always have a choice to stand up for what is right (moral) or do nothing (immoral).”
Elie Wiesel
“Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one.”
Chinese Proverb.
Simple but great insights into morality in our world.
http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/greenwich-post/columns/didisaythat/61054-morality-that-works.html
In a recent study, done by the University of Winchester in the UK,on raising ethical awareness amongst business students, one of the most interesting conclusions was that knowledge of ethics-before university, appears to be limited -in interviews most did not know what ethics meant!
Makes you wonder why good news about morals and moral behavior doesn’t get better coverage! Maybe we ought to look to the examples like these/
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201006/how-refreshing-two-men-character-in-the-news
Corporate morality? How does comany restore a livestyle, a livelihood and trust? What is the moral obligation here for the Gulf of Mexico?
http://www.centredaily.com/2010/05/26/2000096/no-corporate-morality.html
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=384763