The spiritual-oriented individual-
- avoids fixation on marriage & its rituals; instead focusing on self-givingness, harmony, & love
- avoids preoccupation with private property and its acquisition
- does not resort to physical punishment (e.g. against children by parents)
- does not force children to be like themselves
- does not defer and look up to other’s power and influence
- does not seek fame and personal recognition (they e.g. seek truth, new understanding instead)
- is not compelled to broadcast themselves to others
- does not proselytize (as it shows the shallowness of one’s tenets)
- does not push and force life, instead waits for it to come to him
- does not assert his position, instead constantly learns from others)
- is not selfish, but constantly self-giving
- avoids the herdal view, and thinks for himself
- is not satisfied with a single truth (seeking to know the many sided truth of things)
- does not seek answers through the hard churning of thought (but through intuition)
- does not confine himself to the ordinary views of how time and space unfold
- is not satisfied with empirical, mechanistic view of how life works and unfolds
- is not bothered by the negative, as he sees their utility
- is not constrained by the limits society has established, as he sees beyond them
- does not confine himself to society’s values, but his own higher ones
- is not swayed or satisfied with other’s opinions, but the true Truth of things
- is not satisfied with the visible, but the subtle and invisible as well
- is not attracted to gossip, knowing the mischief it creates
- is not taken by the current fad or outlook, but the longer view
- is not swept away by the tide of emotions in events, seeking the balance and truth of things instead
- does not seek a plethora of friendships for its own sake
- is not oriented outwardly, but inwardly
- does not seek to be entertained, but to understand
- does not seek vital interaction, but to connect through the heart, higher mind, and spirit
- is not partisan towards a side, such as in sports, but seeks beauty & knowledge from it
- is not overly influenced or deterred by another’s age, whether young or old
- does not rebel for its own sake
- does not obsess about sickness and illness; remaining calm, steady, and positive instead
- is not agitated by broadcast opinions in e.g. the media, as he avoids them
- is not prone to react, but to remain still, observant, and understanding
- does not seek to perfect others, but to perfect himself
- does not seek to offer opinions, rather to be still, wait, and learn
- does not seek that which brings short term happiness, but long-term joy
- is not prejudiced towards another in terms of their station and position
- never feels condescending and superior, accept all as equal
- does not complain about others, life, and is accepting instead
- does not blame others, but takes responsibility
- does not seek to do something else, but accepts the current givens life has set before him
- avoids the surface, and seeks the depths
- seeks Harmony, Oneness, Truth, Knowledge, Goodness, Creativity, Love, Beauty, and Delight of being