Index

Applied Spirituality and Sustainable Development Policy

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Publication date: 14 December 2023

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(2023), "Index", Singh, N. and Bhatnagar, D. (Ed.) Applied Spirituality and Sustainable Development Policy, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 265-271. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-380-020231014

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INDEX

Actualization process
, 46, 98–99

Agenda for action
, 58, 62, 118

AI-based Community Learning
, 97

AI Data-input for Ecosystemic Governance
, 97

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
, 225–227

Ambedkar, B. R.
, 12, 35–36

Anava mala
, 17

Ancient science of spirituality
, 6

condition for freedom, restraint as
, 23

constituent elements
, 20–23

dialogue, criticality of
, 28

divine, omnipresence of
, 20–21

existence, inter-connectedness of
, 22–23

farm policy, agro-ecological direction for
, 32–34

fundamentalism, rejection of
, 28

fusion of horizons
, 29–30

illustrations
, 26–30

implications, action and goals
, 24–25

inside-outside
, 29

nimble-footedness, valorisation of
, 28

policymaking process
, 26–27

structure of reality
, 20–23

theory of change
, 16–18

transformative politics
, 34–37

transformed state of being
, 18–20

water policy, India
, 31–32

Anthropocene
, 7, 12, 32–33, 43–44, 74–75, 81, 87, 119, 121, 209–210

Anthropocentrism
, 7, 42, 143–144, 164

Anthropogenic challenges
, 76–81

Applied spirituality
, 138, 140, 225–227, 229, 232, 234

Authentic leadership
, 125, 128

Baha’i Faith
, 62, 151, 154

Bigotry
, 244

Buddhism
, 4, 22, 45, 71, 74–75, 77, 122, 151–152, 172, 245, 248

Buddhist

approach
, 71, 74–77, 79, 81, 87

Taoist systems
, 71, 75, 77, 81–82, 87

Catechism of the Catholic Church
, 57–58

CBD. See Contextuality by Default (CBD)

Civilizational transformation
, 91–92

Climate change
, 91

Climate chaos
, 242–243

Cognition
, 82, 144–145, 158–159, 171, 176–177, 230, 233

Cognitive behavioural therapies
, 138–139, 145–146

Collective cultures
, 252

Collective policies
, 252, 257

systems
, 257

Communitarianism
, 135

Compassionate action
, 245–248

Compassionate civilization
, 246, 249–250, 254, 256–258

Compassionate policies

collective cultures
, 252

collective policies
, 252

compassionate civilization
, 257–258

cultural evolution
, 259–260

cultural tolerance
, 250

environmental sustainability
, 249

gender equality
, 250

harmful collective policies and systems
, 257

harmful individual behaviours
, 256

individual behaviours
, 251–252, 259

individual mindsets
, 251

Ken Wilber’s four integral systems quadrants
, 251

mindsets and values, transforming
, 259

misguided collective cultures
, 256

mistaken individual mindsets
, 256

nonviolence
, 250–251

participatory governance
, 250

peace
, 250–251

redesigning whole systems
, 260

socioeconomic justice
, 250

strategies
, 258, 260, 262

sustainable human development
, 252–254

vision of
, 248–256

Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT)
, 56

Complementary leadership
, 124–128

Complexity awareness
, 75–76

Complexity theory
, 3–4, 54, 119

Consciousness
, 71, 76, 107, 110, 158–159, 171, 208–209

path
, 75–76

Consensus-based public policy
, 192–194

Constitutional

equality
, 139–140

obligation
, 139–140

Constitution of India
, 139–140

Context
, 7–8, 28, 72, 108, 122, 124, 150, 158–159, 168–169, 172–173, 190, 192, 205–206, 214, 225

Contextuality
, 154, 158–159

Contextuality by Default (CBD)
, 177–178

Continuous warfare
, 244–245

Cooperative learning
, 58–59

Copenhagen School
, 158–159, 161

Corporate governance
, 61

Corporatocracy
, 244

COVID-19 pandemic
, 1–2, 42, 163, 244

Cross-cutting knowledge
, 5–6

Cross-fertilization
, 135–136

Cultural/collective inner transition
, 44–45

Cultural evolution
, 42, 46, 259–260

Cultural tolerance
, 250, 260

Culture of peace
, 56–57, 250

Culture of violence
, 244–245, 257

Daoism
, 122

Decentralization
, 8–9, 183–184, 192–194

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
, 93, 96

Degradation of ecosystems
, 242–243

Democracy
, 62, 90, 92, 128–129, 177, 250

Designated hierarchical positions
, 123–124

Disputations
, 135

Dualization of politics
, 105–107

Earliest systems thinkers
, 74–75

Earth Charter
, 48–49, 153

EARThwise Constitution
, 93–95

EARTHwise Futures DAO
, 95–97

East-West Knowledge Gap
, 71, 73–74, 76

Economic globalization
, 61

Education policy
, 194–195

Embodiment
, 9, 83, 171

Emotion-based interpretation
, 204–205

Empathy
, 169–171

Emptiness
, 78–79, 141–142

Environmental sustainability
, 249

Espoused values
, 169–170

Ethical purpose and virtuosity
, 171

Eudemonic values
, 170

Evolutionary coherence
, 107–110

Finish educational systems
, 58–59

Food and agriculture
, 60

Foundations, spiritual values as
, 54–58

Functionalism
, 123–124

Future Creative
, 98–99

Gandhian paradigm

consensus-based public policy
, 192–194

decentralization
, 192–194

education policy
, 194–195

Nayi Talim
, 194–195

philosophy
, 183

public policy
, 185–186

Sarvodaya
, 186–188

Satyagraha
, 195–196, 198

spirituality
, 184–186

sustainable development
, 184–185

sustainable development goals (SDGs)
, 182

sustainable public policy, economic models for
, 188–192

The trusteeship model
, 183–184

Gender equality
, 250

Globalism
, 135

Governance
, 62, 90, 99

mechanistic growth
, 102–103

Happiness
, 55–56

Harmonization
, 8, 143–144

Health
, 1–2, 59–60, 91, 190, 243, 250

Hinduism
, 3–4, 45, 122

Holism

cognition
, 158–159

consciousness
, 158–159

frameworks
, 160–162

limitations
, 164

modern science
, 156–158

QBism
, 159–162

relational QM (RQM)
, 159–162

science
, 151–162

scientific holism
, 154–159

spirituality of
, 151–162

spiritual philosophies
, 156–158

spiritual traditions
, 151–154

sustainable development
, 162–164

Humanism
, 1–2, 42, 135, 227, 229

Humanity’s systemic suffering

bigotry
, 244

Buddhism
, 245–248

climate chaos
, 242–243

compassionate action
, 245–248

continuous warfare
, 244–245

corporatocracy
, 244

culture of violence
, 244–245

degradation of ecosystems
, 242–243

misogyny
, 243

oligarchy
, 244

patriarchy
, 243

plutocracy
, 244

prejudice
, 244

social deprivation
, 243–244

systemic poverty
, 243–244

Humankind
, 45–46

Impermanence
, 79–80

Indian Constitution
, 138–139

preamble of
, 138–140

Indian legal system
, 226

Indispensable personality dimensions
, 142–144

Individual behaviours
, 251–252, 259

Individualism
, 42, 51

mindsets
, 251

qualities
, 204–209

Industrial Revolution
, 72

Integral knowledge
, 237

Integrative thinking
, 212–213

Intellectual Property Rights
, 61

Interactive elements
, 137–138

Interconnectedness
, 54–55

Inter-connectedness
, 18, 22–24, 31

Interdependence
, 77–78

Interdisciplinary
, 135–136

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
, 2, 130

Internationalism
, 135

Inter-personality
, 142–144

Interrelationship
, 136–137

Intra-personality
, 142–144

Investments
, 61, 258

IPCC. See Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Jainism
, 18–19, 45

Justice
, 36, 60–61, 184, 195, 205, 232–233, 250

Karma mala
, 17

Ken Wilber’s four integral systems quadrants
, 251

Language
, 9, 210–211, 227, 229, 256

Law and applied spirituality
, 135–137

challenges
, 144–146

Indian constitution, preamble of
, 138–140

indispensable personality dimensions
, 142–144

interactive elements
, 137–138

inter-personality
, 142–144

intra-personality
, 142–144

strategies
, 144–146

sustainability
, 146–147

United Nations
, 140–144

Law, Religion, Spirituality and Justice (LRSJ)
, 137–138

Leadership

anthropocene
, 119–121

authentic leadership
, 125

categories
, 124–128

contextual overview
, 122–124

ethical leadership
, 126–128

policy context
, 118–119

secular spirituality
, 121–124

servant-leadership
, 125–126

sustainable development policy
, 118–121

Liberal democracy
, 62

Liberated companies
, 59

Life
, 55

Living systems protocols
, 95

Love
, 56

Lucas, Chris
, 4–5

Malkuta d’bwashmaya
, 214

Materialism
, 42, 52–53, 92, 227, 229, 257

Mayiya mala
, 17

Measurement problem
, 175

Mechanistic systems
, 101–102

Mediation

applied spirituality
, 227, 229, 232, 234

core skills of
, 230–232

Indian legal system
, 226

irreconcilable relationships
, 224–225

multiple legal provisional instances
, 225–227

scattered scenario of
, 225–227

spiritual skills
, 235–238

Standalone Statutory Law on
, 226–227

sustainability
, 235–238

Mediation Bill
, 226

Mental health
, 59–60

Metaphysics
, 174–175

Middle Way
, 80

Mimetic dynamics
, 211–212

Mindfulness
, 57, 208

Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group (MAPPG)
, 57

Mindsets and values, transforming
, 259

Misguided collective cultures
, 256

Misogyny
, 243

Mistaken individual mindsets
, 256

Modern science
, 12–13, 54, 57, 156, 158

Monetary systems
, 61

Mystery
, 16, 57, 121

Mysticism
, 122, 151, 210

NAM. See New Age Movement (NAM)

Nayi Talim
, 194–195

Negative peace
, 56

New Age Movement (NAM)
, 154

New Paradigm Storyteller
, 99

Nonmaterial dimension

collective aspects
, 209–211

consciousness
, 208–209

dialogue
, 213

dynamic elements of
, 211–214

emotion-based interpretation
, 204–205

gentle action
, 213–214

implicate order
, 212–213

individual qualities
, 204–209

integrative thinking
, 212–213

language
, 210–211

malkuta d’bwashmaya
, 214

memes and paradigms
, 209–210

mimetic dynamics
, 211–212

mindfulness
, 208

orientation
, 207

spirituality
, 205–206

tacit knowledge
, 207–208

Nonviolence
, 183–186, 188, 192, 250–251

Oligarchy
, 244

Omnipresent
, 20–21

Organization-as-a-machine
, 73

Paris Agreement on Climate Change
, 2

Participatory governance
, 250

Patriarchy
, 243

Pattern Weaver
, 99

Peace
, 56–57, 250–251

Planetary civilization

acknowledging global interdependence
, 110

actualization process
, 99

consciousness
, 107–110

dualization of politics
, 105–107

EARThwise Constitution
, 93–95

EARTHwise Futures DAO for
, 95–97

evolutionary coherence
, 107–110

governance
, 90–99

living systems protocols
, 95

maturation and autonomy
, 108–110

mechanistic growth, governance of
, 102–103

mechanistic systems
, 101–102

new paradigm future archetypes
, 98–99

new paradigm politics
, 90–99

new paradigm tools
, 92–93

political agency, new paradigm forms of
, 97–98

politics, new paradigm in
, 110–112

politics of dualism
, 105–107

systemic boundaries
, 108–110

systemic thrivability barriers
, 103–105

systems and technologies
, 92–93

tipping point times, politics and governance for
, 99–105

universal responsibilities
, 110

worldviews
, 101–102

Planetary health diet
, 60

Planetary stewardship
, 91

Plutocracy
, 244

Political agency
, 97

new paradigm forms of
, 97–98

Politics

agenda for action
, 58–62

cultural/collective inner transition
, 44–45

cultural evolution
, 42–46

dualism
, 105–107

early childhood and family
, 58

economic development, life satisfaction by
, 47

economy
, 61

education
, 58–59

evolutionary civilizational crisis
, 42–43

food and agriculture
, 60

foundations, spiritual values as
, 54–58

good society, vision of
, 57–58

governance
, 62

happiness
, 55–56

health
, 59–60

institutions and individuals
, 51

interconnectedness
, 54–55

justice
, 60–61

life
, 55

love
, 56

mindfulness
, 57

mystery
, 57

nature
, 60

new development paradigm
, 47–48

new paradigm in
, 110–112

ongoing transformation
, 45–46

peace
, 56–57

theory of change
, 52–54

work and organizations
, 59

Positivism
, 123–124

Practical responsibility
, 234

Pragmatic sensibility
, 234

Praxis
, 171

Preamble
, 138–140

Prejudice
, 244

Prototype for Ecosystemic Governance
, 96–97

Public policy
, 185–186

QBism
, 159, 162, 175–176

Qualities of mind
, 171

Quantum measurement
, 175

Quantum mechanics
, 154–156, 159, 161, 176

Quantum theory
, 168, 175, 178

Redesigning whole systems
, 260

Reductionism
, 42

Reductionist thinking
, 72–73

Regenerative growth models
, 90–91

Relational QM (RQM)
, 159–162

Sakina
, 19

Sarvodaya
, 186–188

Satyagraha
, 195–196, 198

Scholarships
, 135

Science
, 151–162

Scientific holism
, 154–159

Scientism
, 42

Secular spirituality
, 3–4

Self-aggrandisement
, 141–142

Self-determination
, 141–142

Self-transcendence
, 168–169

Sensory concentration
, 233

Set of simplex methods
, 81–87

Social credit system
, 49–50

Social deprivation
, 243–244

Social Practice Wisdom (SPW) framework
, 171–172

Socioeconomic justice
, 250

Sowing Ecological, Equitable and Decentralising Societies (SEEDS)
, 97

Spiritual consciousness-awareness
, 139–140

Spirituality
, 174–175, 184–185

development
, 4–5

philosophies
, 156–158

roots
, 151

traditions
, 151–154

Spiritual leadership
, 124–128

sustainable development policy
, 128–130

Standalone Statutory Law on Mediation
, 226–227

Story of separation
, 42

Sustainability
, 146–147, 235, 238

Sustainable development
, 162, 164, 184–185

administrative blessing
, 216

heart
, 216

implications for
, 214–218

nonmaterial dimension
, 204–209

nonmaterial embodying
, 214–216

nonmaterial reality, responsibility for
, 217–218

on-going reconciliation
, 216–217

Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
, 2, 121, 182

Sustainable human development
, 252–254

Sustainable public policy, economic models for
, 188–192

Systemic boundaries
, 108–110

Systemic challenges
, 81–87

Systemic poverty
, 243–244

Systemic thrivability barriers
, 103–105

Tacit knowledge
, 204, 207–208, 215

Taoist approach
, 74–79

Teal organizations
, 59

Theory of change
, 52–54

Thought-emotion-sensation-body complex
, 138–139, 142–143

Tipping point times, politics and governance for
, 99–105

T-Qualia
, 82–83

Transcendence
, 171–172

Transformation
, 45–46

The trusteeship model
, 183–184

Truth
, 183, 185–186, 195–196

United Nations
, 140–144

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
, 43–44

United Nations Framework on Climate Change
, 2

Universalism
, 135, 145–146

Universal principles-based systems approach
, 76–81

Universal responsibilities
, 110

Upliftment
, 182–186, 192–193

Values-driven organizations
, 59

VAXJO
, 176–177

Vedantic tradition
, 151–152

Vision
, 248–256

Volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA)
, 7–8, 129

Wholeness Coder
, 98

Wisdom

context
, 172–173

Contextuality by Default (CBD)
, 177–178

definition
, 169

measurement problem
, 175

metaphysics
, 174–175

QBism
, 175–176

qualities and abilities
, 171–172

quantum measurement
, 175

Social Practice Wisdom (SPW) framework
, 171–172

spirituality
, 174–175

theorizing
, 169–172

VAXJO
, 176–177

Work and organizations
, 59

Worldviews
, 101–102

Wuwei/natural doing
, 80–81

Yin-Yang Creative Tensions (YYCT)
, 83–84

Zen Business Model (ZBM)
, 84–87