Comments on: Golden Rule and Spiritual Growth

By: rhr

rhr — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:36:08 +0000

Do you think focusing on my relationship with God could become too selfish and as a result not translate into actions that follow the Golden Rule principles? In the short run I feel that it can be selfish, but maybe that improves over time once you have developed a strong relationship. ??

By: C

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:57:08 +0000

It seems like a good idea to focus on our own behavior, as the Golden Rule reminds us to do, but let the underlying motivator for that be our spiritual connection. Our behavior naturally unfolds in a compassionate way when our connection to the Divine is sustaining us.

By: Hugh Russell

Hugh Russell — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:53:28 +0000

Good point. It can be a fine line between enjoying the “fruits” of a job well done and making your job achieving those “fruits”.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:17:41 +0000

Good point about focusing on your relationship with God.
When that is the focus, positive growth happens.
When that happens, everything else improves.
It’s the difference between the target and the fruit.
God is the target – everything else, including our relationships with others, is the fruit.
When we make the fruit the focus, it becomes the target.
And nothing is a better target than God.