Spirituality at Workplace

Introduction
1. The modern world is plagued by social, economic, and environmental problems that are the result of human greed and a lack of love and compassion. These large scale problems have triggered in human kind a renewed search for harmony and peace, a search that is essentially a spiritual journey. This spiritual approach recognizes that people work not only with their hands but also with their hearts or spirit
Spirituality
2. Scholars have diverse opinion as to what is spirituality. A school of thought makes no differentiation between spirituality and religious practice, they assume that spirituality involves a relationship with God. At the other school of thought, any notion of a God, deity or higher power seems to have been totally excised from understanding of spirituality, and spirituality is defined only in terms of meaning or purpose in life.
3. Spirituality is distinguished from institutionalized religion by being characterized as a private, inclusive, non-denominational, universal human feeling, rather than an adherence to the beliefs, rituals, or practices of a specific organized religions institution or tradition. In the workplace context, spirituality has been defined as our inner consciousness, a specific form of work feelings that energizes action and the unique inner search for the fullest personal development.
Need for Spirituality at Workplace
4. Workplaces have become the bedrock for the development of community set up for employees. It has become places where people spend most of their lives, develop friendships, create value, and make their most meaningful contributions to society. The average adult spends much of his or her life working, as much as a quarter or perhaps a third of his waking life at work, it becomes their most important community and to some employees, the work and colleagues at work have taken the place of family or