Sacred Selfishness

While growing up, selfishness is defined for most people as a destructive force — power-driven, self-obsessed, a tyranny against others, and a drain on energy. Early lessons teach that the needs of others must be put above one's own. This has created a culture of outward-directed people, cut off from the inner sources of energy and vitality. Failing to develop one's individuality can eventually lead to depression and ill health. Only after becoming whole can one help others as well as society. This is the lesson of Sacred Selfishness, in which Jungian analyst Bud Harris argues persuasively that one must live authentically in order to be whole, happy, healthy, and a truly contributing member of society. This essential guide offers many strategies readers can use in order to live a "sacredly selfish" life, from analyzing dreams to keeping a detailed journal that teaches seekers to understand themselves, their worth, and their needs.

Why Spirituality? The globalised world economy during the 21st century resulted in more complexities, competition and structural changes in the organizations. As such introduction of spirituality within the workplace became a necessity to enable human hearts, spirits and souls to grow and contribute to the health, creativity, innovation, compassion etc. of the employers and employees leading to productive endeavours and sustenance of the workplace. The spirituality at the workplace is known as horizontal spirituality, the aim of which is to extend service to other people, including service orientation and deep concern for others. Such concern as this, including high quality interpersonal work relationships mark high worker job satisfaction, low turnover, growth, cohesion, interpersonal work relationships and group efficiency. This is how spirituality provides employees a sense of community and connectedness making them to have commitment, belongingness and effectiveness of the job.

Selfishness is the cause and the beauty of life.