I believe the group succeeds only because it is a forum for frank discussion, sharing rather than imposing experience. Spirituality is the core of what we are about. We have explored both the concept of spirituality and our own experience, finding that the rational and the subjective approaches are both necessary, and complement each other. We found spirituality to be important both at the personal level and in the context of community. The key words we identified were vision, values, virtue and inspiration.
Spirituality is a necessary dimension of being human.
It is concerned with how we live our lives, and how we come to terms with the fact that we shall die. Thus it is central to questions of morality and mortality. We spent a session looking at how the world-view of science has evolved and affected contemporary belief. Several of the group also attended a Quaker meeting together. It helps to have some test of a worthwhile faith, for example to see whether it enhances an individual's awareness of transcendence and leads to more selfless behaviour.