The benefits of beginning your spiritual quest at a younger age- and the scientific study that has colleges rethinking its significance for their students
“Students who begin college with high Spiritual Quest scores say that a major reason they enrolled
in college is to find their life’s purpose and that they expect the college experience to enhance their self-understanding and contribute to their emotional and spiritual development. ”
by
Elliott Challandes
is actually essential.
"Assisting students’ spiritual growth will help create a new generation
who are more caring, more globally aware, and more committed to social justice than previous generations, while also enabling students to respond to the many stresses and tensions of our rapidly changing technological society with a greater sense of equanimity."
Meditation and self-reflection are particularly important.
For those who need more than the published reports offer, Cultivating the Spirit is a book detailing the findings.