Idealism on Spiritual Leadership & Ethics

In this session we discussed idealist perspective on religious institutions & ritual, (to render the banal profound) and life as your greatest spiritual teacher:

• Ambassadorship vs activism 
• The value idealism can bring to religion
• Can there be change in or by Catholicism? 
• Should spiritual teaching be a regulated profession? 
• The modern version of beheading is anaesthetised culture

We'll be continuing the conversation next week.

You may also enjoy these thoughts on the subject that Bernardo penned some years back:

A suggestion for Church reform

This is the homepage of philosopher and computer scientist Bernardo Kastrup, with links to his biography and most of his works.

Bernardo Kastrup

I hope to see you there!

Amir

Timestamps

0:00:00 Idealism, religion and spiritual responsibility
0:10:17 Can philosophy give us permission for religion?
0:15:22 Seeing through the game without withdrawing from life
0:20:21 What does a religious myth point towards?
0:25:17 What if the truth cannot be said directly?
0:30:17 Can reform lose something spiritually essential?
0:35:21 Sexuality, belonging and religious institutions
0:40:22 Bernardo’s experience in Cologne Cathedral
0:45:07 The cross as an image of the human condition
0:50:21 Can ritual make the banal feel profound?
0:55:30 Inviting insight rather than pushing belief
1:00:34 When outward certainty masks inner doubt
1:10:33 What remains when we step outside our stories?
1:15:12 Beneath our ambitions: the will to meaning
1:20:40 Why reach is not always the right reason
1:30:04 Should spiritual teaching require training and safeguards?
1:35:14 Where should professional boundaries begin?
1:40:21 Spiritual transformation and the role of initiation
1:50:40 Is spiritual comfort sometimes an anaesthetic?
1:55:12 Bernardo’s case for licensing spiritual teachers
2:00:43 What a polished public image may conceal