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Characteristics of the Spiritual Person, Mostafa Malekian
Spirituality is joy, hope, and serenity—a shared state beyond religion. Malekian enumerates twenty-two traits of the spiritual person: from belief in the mystery of the world and authentic living, to responsibility, the rejection of blind obedience, and competition with oneself.
Spirituality is a common state among all human beings who, regardless of any specific religion or creed, particular level of education, or defined social systems, have attained—to a greater or lesser degree and with varying ranks—happiness, hope, and serenity (the three components of a flourishing soul). What are the components of spirituality, and who is the spiritual person? In this post, 22 characteristics of the spiritual person are presented from the perspective of Mostafa Malekian.
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Characteristics of the Spiritual Person from the Perspective of Mostafa Malekian:
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The spiritual person:
1) Ontologically believes that the world is far vaster than this material world, and that sciences such as physics, chemistry, and biology only assist us in understanding a part of the world.
2) Epistemologically believes in mystery, and that mystery exists in the world. Mystery differs from a problem and a puzzle. A problem is something unknown to humanity, but humanity has the potential ability to understand it; a puzzle is something that presents itself to humanity as a problem, but if it were posed correctly, it would become clear that this question is not a problem but rather a pseudo-problem. However, what the spiritual person believes in is mystery, and mystery is an unknown matter that humanity, as long as it is human, cannot discover, and human beings lack the power to perceive and understand it. Belief in mystery has numerous effects and benefits on the human psyche.
3) Psychologically believes that their current mental state is not desirable and that one must strive to reach a desirable state; the spiritual person is always seeking to move towards newer and better beliefs and feelings, and is always in pursuit of better things.
4) Adheres to no ism or school of thought, and adopts any matter that seems positive and beneficial from any school or disposition.
5) The most fundamental question for the spiritual person is "What should I do?" And all the various questions that are raised, such as "Where have I come from?", "Where am I going?", "What is the purpose of creation?", are only as important as they help us answer the aforementioned question.
6) Possesses an authentic life. An authentic life means that in life, one follows only their own understanding and discernment, and in their life, there is no imitation or following of public opinion, etc.
7) Being here-and-now oriented is one of the characteristics of the spiritual person. In institutional and historical religion, the results of many actions are determined in another world, whereas the spiritual person seeks a cash transaction and wants to see the result of every action in this very world. Of course, this does not mean a denial of the other world by the spiritual person; they only want the result of every action to be determined in this world.
8) From the spiritual person's perspective, the results of human actions are existential matters, unlike the traditional person who considers the results of actions to be conventional matters and not inevitable, existential results.
9) Their goal in performing actions is inner satisfaction, serenity, and happiness, and this is unlike the traditional person who performs their actions to attain paradise or avoid hell.
10) Is content with the totality of the world, meaning that although this world contains much pain and suffering, the spiritual person, in addition to striving and endeavoring to reform matters towards a better and finer state, is on the whole content with the totality of the existing world.
11) Distinguishes between changeable and unchangeable matters and devotes all their effort to changeable matters in order to improve them.
12) Morally and psychologically has accepted their difference from other human beings, and for them, these differences are an accepted matter.
13) Is always in competition with themselves, not with others! This competition is in our being, meaning that the matter in which the competition takes place is not possessions but the individual's own personality. The spiritual person continually asks themselves: In what state am I, and is there a possibility for me to be in a better state?
14) In the realm of theory, is a seeker of truth; in the realm of practice, a seeker of guidance; and in the realm of feelings and emotions, possesses love.
15) He makes his experiences available to other human beings but does not demand acceptance from them.
16) He never becomes disappointed because, despite objective problems, he has great inner satisfaction and peace subjectively, and is hopeful and joyful.
17) He treats others based on justice, benevolence, and love. At the lower spiritual stages, the individual acts based on justice; at the next stage, benevolence; and ultimately reaches the stage of having love for other human beings!
18) Despite not seeing himself as superior to others in any way, he loves himself intensely; this is a kind of spiritual self-love.
19) He has the least consumption and the most production in the world around him. He lives in such a way that he incurs the least cost and yields the most output for the universe. In this sense, his receptivity is minimal and his generosity is maximal.
20) He considers only himself responsible for his own destiny, thus setting aside all excuses. The materialistic person blames all faults and shortcomings on one another; but the more spiritual a person becomes, the more he feels that he himself is shaping himself, and if he has fallen short somewhere, he holds himself responsible.
21) The pains and sufferings of the external world either do not cause pain and suffering for the spiritual person, or they become bearable sufferings. Because pains and sufferings bring the spiritual person to the meaning and ideal of life, and therefore enduring them is easier.
22) He has no dogmatic adherence, and this is his most fundamental difference from the religious person. Of course, this does not mean he is indifferent to the words of great figures; rather, it means he has no dogmatic adherence to their words and does not accept them without considering the outcome.
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References:
1- Religion, Spirituality and Rationality | Aban Magazine's Conversation with Mostafa Malekian | Issue 144 | Bahman 81
2- Religion, Spirituality and Religious Intellectualism | Three Conversations from Reza Khojasteh Rahimi with Mostafa Malekian
3- Thesis: A Critique of Mostafa Malekian's Rationality and Spirituality | University of Religions and Denominations
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Discussion4 comments
چگونه است که استاد ملکیان که شرق را تهی از دست آورد فکری توصیف می کند سخن از ویژگی های معنوی انسان می گوید؟انتقادات چندی پیش نظر ات در واکنش به نگاه منفی ایشان به ایران را به خاطر داریم.
انسان معنوی رو نمیشه و نباید کالبدشکافی کرد و اسمش رو گذاشت شناخت! حرف بیخود زدن به دلیل چسبوندن روانکاوی و ریزبینی متفکرانه بی دلیل...همون چسب دین زدگی پنهان هست! امان از بیماری کلام=حرافی.
بعضی بخشها باهم تناقض دارند و درضمن انسان معنوی حتما تعبد داره منتها به شیده خودش لطفا اصلاح شود
چرا همه فایل های سخنرانی استاد رو نمیزارید متن رو که نمیتونیم همش اینجا بخونیم خواهشا هرمطلبی که میزارید اگه صوت داره صوتشم بزارید