Scribd
Upload
5K views13 pages

Secular Vs Spiritual Values

The document discusses and compares spiritual and secular values. Spirituality involves a relationship with a higher power and spiritual well-being includes compassion, gratitude, and seeking purpose beyond oneself. Spiritual distress results from disrupted beliefs and can cause emptiness or abandonment. Secularism focuses on material improvement in the current life without consideration of religion. Critics argue secular management prioritizes profit over worker welfare and leads to conflicts without ethical guidance.

Uploaded by

aditya_b32
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
5K views13 pages

Secular Vs Spiritual Values

The document discusses and compares spiritual and secular values. Spirituality involves a relationship with a higher power and spiritual well-being includes compassion, gratitude, and seeking purpose beyond oneself. Spiritual distress results from disrupted beliefs and can cause emptiness or abandonment. Secularism focuses on material improvement in the current life without consideration of religion. Critics argue secular management prioritizes profit over worker welfare and leads to conflicts without ethical guidance.

Uploaded by

aditya_b32
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 13

SPIRITUAL VS.

SECULAR
VALUES
SPIRITUALITY

 Spirituality involves a belief in a relationship


with some higher power , divine being or
infinite source of energy.

 Derived from Latin word “SPIRITUS ”which refers


to“breath” or“ wind”.
SPIRITUAL NEEDS
CHARACTERISTICS OF
SPIRITUAL
WELLBEING

 Seeking to surpass their ego (i.e. their own self-interests)


 Awareness and acceptance of their interconnectedness with
others, creation and their Ultimate Concern
 Understanding the higher significance of their actions
 Believing in something beyond the material universe which
ultimately gives value to all else
 Sense of inner peace
CONTD….
 Compassion for others
 Gratitude
 Appreciation for unity and diversity
 Humor
 Wisdom
 Generosity
 Capacity for unconditional love
ROLE OF MANAGEMENT IN
SPIRITUALITY

 Having an organizational vision/mission that helps


individuals make a difference in the world they could not
otherwise make
 Leading and managing by using values that drive fear
and abuse out of the workplace and engage the hearts
and minds of people
 Allowing for decision-making responsibility through
self-managed, empowered teams
CONTD…

 Trusting people and letting them be who they are to use


and develop their gifts and skills
 Offering collective forms of reward and recognition
 Providing a way for employees to fulfill their family and
other social obligations
SPIRITUAL DISTRESS
 Spiritual distress is a disruption in one’s beliefs or
value system.
 It affects a person’s entire being.

 It shakes the very belief of one’s life

Signs and Symptoms of Spiritual Distress:


 Questions the meaning of life
 Afraid to fall asleep at night or other fears

 Anger at God/higher power

 Questions own belief system

 Feels a sense of emptiness; loss of direction

 Talk about feelings of abandonment


FACTORS LEADING TO SPIRITUAL
DISTRESS
SECULARISM
 The fundamental principle of Secularism is that in his
whole conduct, man should be guided exclusively by
considerations derived from the present life itself.
 Anything that is above or beyond the present life should
be entirely overlooked.
 Whether God exists or not, whether the soul is immortal
or not, are questions which at best cannot be answered,
so they should be ignored.
FEATURES OF SECULARISM
 Primary- emphasis on the material and cultural improvement
of Human beings.
 Respect for and search for all truth which can be tested in
reality to observe whether it leads to human betterment
 An independent rational morality, which does not base itself
on faith in divine commandments
 Concern for current age or world and its improvement
ARGUMENTS AGAINST
SECULARISM

 Opponents argue that an organisation with secular work ethics


creates more problems than a religious one

 Ill effects of Secular Management


 Labour management conflict is out of control

 Workers are demoralized.

 Nature is exploited ruthlessly.

 Human welfare is neglected


ILL EFFECTS OF SECULAR
MANAGEMENT
 Management acts as a handmaid of profit, and the motto
is more and more money at any cost.
 Under such management we have ‘external growth at the
cost of internal growth.
 Man as a human being stands nowhere.
 There is no human approach, we have erosion of ethical,
spiritual, moral and human values.
 In a organizational structure ,we have erosion of human
touch between top management and operatives

You might also like