Spirituality and Education

Kompleksnost pojma „duhovnost“ očituje se u brojnim definicijama duhovnosti odnosno objašnjenjima što predstavlja duhovnost. Duhovnost uključuje vrijednosti koje smatramo najdražima, naše osjećaje tko smo i odakle dolazimo, naša uvjerenja o tome zašto smo ovdje - smisao i svrhu koju vidimo u našem radu i našem životu te naš osjećaj povezanosti jedni s drugima i svijetu oko nas. Pogrešna je teza da je svaka duhovna osoba ujedno i religiozna. Religijski začetnici i proroci, suštinski su propovijedali isti nauk (zakon ljubavi), međutim zbog kulturološke razlike, različitog povijesnog i geografskog konteksta i društvene klime prilagodili su nauk kolektivnoj svijesti doba u kojem su živjeli. Brojni filozofi pokušavaju naći odgovore o (ne)postojanju objektivne realnosti kao i o pitanju duhovnosti. Konstruktivistička paradigma daje zanimljiv koncept definiranja realnosti kao projekciju individualne svijesti. Zanimljiva je mogućnost implementacije univerzalnog duhovnog odgoja u sustav odgoja i obrazovanja u skladu s humanističkim načelima i konstuktivističkom paradigmom. O važnosti sadašnjeg trenutka i meditaciji kao putu ka samospoznaji govorili su mnogi veliki religijski učitelji. Brojna istraživanja idu u prilog religioznim i duhovnim osobama u kontekstu zadovoljstva životom, a istraživanja koja ispituju uspješnost treninga usredotočene svijesnosti dokazuju da je meditacija uspješan put do zdravog života na sve tri razina bića- tijelo, um i duh. Također, mindfulness pokazuje pozitivne rezultate na svim razinama kod učenika koji prakticiraju takav trening stoga se predlaže otvaranje programa u školama koji će zastupiti ovu tehniku i omogućiti učenicima optimalno fokusirano djelovanje kao i mogućnost za samoaktualizacijom. Međutim, ne bi li ova metoda bila prihvaćena u mentalitetu kršćana i pripadnika drugih religija, potrebno je učenike različitih vjeroispovijesti upoznati sa svim religijama kako bi shvatili da je njihov korijen zajednički te da su molitva i meditacija prisutne u svim religijama svijeta.The complexity of the term "spirituality" is manifested in numerous definitions of spirituality or explanation of spirituality. Spirituality has to do with the values that we hold most dear, our sense of who we are and where we come from, our beliefs about why we are here—the meaning and purpose that we see in our work and our life, our sense of connectedness to each other and to the world around us. The wrong thesis is that every spiritual person is also religious. Religious initiators and prophets have essentially preached the same doctrine (the law of love), but due to cultural differences, different historical and geographical contexts and social climate, they adapted the doctrine to the collective consciousness of the time they lived in. Numerous philosophers try to find answers to (no) existence of objective reality as well as spirituality. The constructivist paradigm gives an interesting concept of defining reality as a projection of individual consciousness. An interesting possibility is the implementation of universal spiritual education in education to be taught in accordance with the humanistic principles and in accordance with the constructivist paradigm. Many important religious teachers have spoken about the importance of the present moment and meditation as a path to self-recognition and self-awereness. Numerous researches are in favor of religious and spiritual people in the context of life satisfaction. Also, researches that examines the effectiveness of focused awareness training demonstrates that meditation is a successful path to healthy life at all three levels of being-body, mind, and spirit. Also, mindfulness shows positive results at all levels when students practice such training, so it is proposed to open school programs that will represent this technique and allow students the optimally focused action as well as the ability to self-actualize. However, if this method is going to be accepted into the mentality of Christians and members of other religions, it is necessary for disciples of different religions to become acquainted with all religions in order to realize that their root is common and that prayer and meditation are present in all religions of the world