by
Roy Posner "The social organization consists of a single interconnected fabric.
The threads and the weave of the fabric are formed by the multidimensional
interaction of social activities, organizations, institutions and values."
(MSS)
"The ultimate determinants of the power of social
organization are the values of society."
(MSS)
III. Society's Values Categorized by Spiritual Powers
Here is another view of many of the above values, categorized by
fundamental spiritual powers of existence. (Some values appear in more than one category. Others that are
listed once may also deserve to be related to another category to some
degree.) Let us say that
a collective - e.g. a family, a community, an organization, a state, nation,
culture, or society overall - becomes aware that one of these aspects are seriously lacking;
such as a deficient sense of Oneness in that collective. An effort can then be
made to understand, appreciate, focus on, and
implement a handful of the values that fall under that
spiritual power. (In this case implement cooperation, coordination,
consensus, etc. under the spiritual principle/category of Oneness).
Oneness
All for One; One for
All
Benefits to All
Collaboration
Collective, Needs of
the
Common Purpose
Communication
Community
Concern for others
Consensus
Consumer Rights
Cooperation
Coordination,
Integration
Diplomacy (over
Confrontation)
Equality
Fairness
Family
Family Values-honor
parents, Nurture children, etc.
Fraternity
Global View
Harmony
Integration
Neighborliness
Oneness of purpose
Organization
Popular Will (deferring to)
Diplomacy
(over confrontation)
Regulation & Control
Respect for Others
(individuals, cultures, races)
Service (to others, society)
Spirituality, Spirit
Teamwork
Unity
World Unity
Truth
Accountability
Accuracy
Act on things
Change? Content over form
Factual
Honesty
Integrity
Justice
Meaning
Public Access
Rationality
Reason
Sincerity
Spirituality, Spirit
Truth
Goodness
Attitude, Right
Behavior, Proper-
Benefits to All
Charity
Chastity, Purity
Compassion
Concern for others
Consumer Rights
Cooperation
Courtesy
Equal Opportunity
Essential Services,
right to
Fairness
Friendliness
Generosity
Goodness
Gratitude
Grievances, right to
express
Helpfulness
Hospitality
Justice
Openness,
Open-mindedness
Regulation & Control
Sacrifice
Safety Net (for elderly,
unemployed, etc.)
Safety?
Self-givingness
Service
Spirituality, Spirit
Tolerance
Trust
Knowledge
Diplomacy
(over confrontation)
Education (Right to, need
of, value in)
Genius
Informed, Being-
Intelligence
Knowledge
Learning
Meaning
Openness,
Open-mindedness
Philosophy, a certain
Public Access
Reason
Skill
Spirituality, Spirit
Thinking, Thought
Wisdom
Power/Strength
Accomplishment
Accountability
Act on things
Authority
Commitment
Courage
Decisiveness
Determination
Direction,
Purposefulness
Discipline
Empowerment of
Individual
Force
Government Power
Hard Work
Health & Well-Being
Money/Wealth
Perseverance
Power
Prosperity
Purposefulness
Regularity
Results-oriented
Rule of Law, Legality
Self-Reliance
Skill
Spirituality, Spirit
Status (individual, social,
collective, nation's, etc.)
Strength (physical,
psychological, power, force)
Success, Achievement Wealth
Delight of Being
Entertainment
Fun
Happiness, Pursuit
of
Pleasure
Romance of Life
Self-Improvement
Spirituality, Spirit
Love
Celebrity-Worship
Children, Nurturing
of
Children, Nurturing
of
Civic Pride
Family
Family Values-honor
parents, Nurture children, etc.
Friendliness
Friendship
Love (Romance, other
forms of)
Loyalty
Romance of life
Spirituality, Spirit
Beauty (harmony of form)
Accuracy
Beauty (of environment,
art, people, etc.)
Cleanliness,
Orderliness
Culture (art, etc.)
Efficiency
Environmental,
Concern for
Fitness
Health & Well-Being
Mannered, Well-
Orderliness
Organization
Perfection
Pleasure
Quality (of work, service
etc.)
Simplicity
Spirituality, Spirit
Systemization
Creator in Life
Adventure
ContinuousImprovement
Creativity
Direction,
Purposefulness
Discovery
Individuality?
Innovation
Pioneer
Progress
Resourcefulness
Responsibility,
Taking
Romance of life
Self-reliance
Spirituality, Spirit
Peace
Calm, quietude,
Faith
Peace, Non-Violence
Protection (of law, etc.)
Regulation & Control
Rule of Law
Safety Net (for elderly,
unemployed, etc.)
Security
Solitude
Spirituality, Spirit
Stability
Tranquility
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