This site offers up a working definition of spiritual growth as a process involving a deepening awareness and refinement of the relationship between the individual and their conception of God. The deepening spiritual awareness may manifest during peak experiences or spiritual encounters, as well as become an integrated part of an individual’s ongoing experience of life. The term “God” is used for ease of writing but multiple terms such as ground of being, spiritual source, life force, or the Divine could easily be substituted.
The Project-Transform method is explicitly concerned with the human dimension of spiritual growth and the unique context that each individual brings to spiritual growth activities. It does not attempt to define the terms “spirituality” or “God.” Many authors and thousands of pages have already addressed those definitions. The definition of “what” or “who” is on the other end of the spiritual equation from the individual, does not factor in the usability of a process improvement approach. This type of approach may work equally well for those individuals believing in a monistic God as well as those individuals who practice a non-theistic spirituality. These definitions could include, among many other examples, the transpersonal concept of the “Higher Self”, nature, and/or altered states of consciousness.
The Project-Transform method was created under the proposition that some activities considered secular are necessary requirements for existing in the world and that this requirement does not mean that secular activities are inherently un-sacred. There is an ancient Islamic saying that addresses the intersection of secular and spiritual activities; “Pray hard but tie your camel first.” This method goes a step further and contends that secular and spiritual activities should exist as a union instead of an intersection; with the sacred serving as the framework for the execution of secular activities. As a result, activities that are not normally associated with spirituality may be used for spiritual gain. This sites examines how a process improvement approach may be used to manage secular activities so that they do not become a distraction from spiritual growth.
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Project-Spirit is devoted to analyzing and discussing the factors that influence an individual’s rate of spiritual growth. Skills exist that can be learned & developed to enhance spiritual growth regardless of which spiritual tradition is followed. This site provides information on how those skills can be developed within the unique context of an individual’s life.