Spiritual Literacy

Spiritual Literacy impacts on every aspect of our lives. Our families, our art, our peace of mind, our old age, our education - our life goals. The Spiritual Literacy website develops a common language communicating spiritual awareness and techniques through major religious traditions. Links include other key sites and libraries - be a part of the Spiritual Literacy movement.

The Web site is about building a community - a community of members who share an interest in one or all of the following:

• an interest in the common principles and techniques of religious practice
• an interest in helping to promote the ideas of Spiritual Literacy Spiritual Literacy
• an interest in attending or speaking at Spiritual Literacy meetings
• an interest in experiencing religious experience

A key aspect about the site is that it can act as a sort of focus. If you click on the resources boxes you immediately have access to some of the major religious sites and many hundreds of classic books which you can download and read at your leisure.

What to do now?

• express an opinion - be apart of the site! We need people like you!

• if you find that you like the concept of Spiritual Literacy let us know how we can promote it - it would be wonderful if you could contribute a skill or resources to the movement. If this is going to be a movement, we are going to need skills from every walk of life.

Thank you for visiting! Isn't the Internet a marvellous way to meet!

Richard Searight

Please click for details about me. Email - searight@clara.net

About Spiritual Literacy

It is my most fervent belief that spiritual understanding is a crucial part of making sense of life. I am convinced that:

• if the majority of us had a basic level of spiritual literacy, rooted in experience, the effect on our culture would be dramatic. Key issues.
• all the major religions shroud their spiritual treasures in alienating jargon that puts off all but the most persistant aspirants.
• most of us need a simple jargon-free handbook to access the religion most suited to us. I believe that religion can be taught as a 'technique' and then allowed to develop in a multitude of different ways dependent upon our character and talent.
• the safest routes to religious experience are 'main stream' and the best reading is classic reading - straight from major saints / incarnations.
• all we need to do is get together - pool our skills - lose as much jargon as possible - and get on with the experience of God (jargon?).

That's me and what I think! What do you think?

Concepts of Spiritual Literacy

I have written a paper on some of the concepts involved. Please click for details

Life Colleges

I have produced two papers suggesting an approach to communicating Spiritual Literacy. It would be very exciting to know firstly what you feel about the concepts and secondly if you are able to contribute to this project.

For more details about Courses or Life Colleges

• We need a membership of supporters of Spiritual Literacy.
• We need a catalogue of skills and resources to help promote Spiritual Literacy.
• We need skills and resources for the Life College project.

This movement is not only important - it is also going to succeed. It is tremendous to have you with us.