’Integrity’ requires more than just good intentions. It requires a high degree of self-awareness, acceptance of imperfection and a capacity to work consistently toward a goal even in the face of negative emotions.
Category Archives: Spirituality
He who never admits to being wrong, never becomes aware of his need to be right. No self-awareness without vulnerability.
With the relaxing of just one rarely-doubted but firmly-held assumption – that we have a separate ‘self’ – the seemingly incoherent and mundane utterances of certain spiritual teachers can become meaningful, significant and perhaps even scientifically tractable.
Measuring non-attachment
Perhaps the most beautiful and insightful – albeit double-barrelled – personality test item I have ever seen –
“I find I can be calm and/or happy even if things are not going my way.”
Answer with the following:
1 = Disagree Strongly,
2 = Disagree Moderately,
3 = Disagree Slightly,
4 = Agree Slightly,
5 = Agree Moderately, and
6 = Agree Strongly.
From paper: A Scale to Measure Nonattachment
Insight Junkie 