Published: 2021-12-16

Contemporary Dedication to Awareness as Compared to the Legacy of St. Ignatius' Examen

Tone Svetelj
Gdańsk Studies
Section: Artykuły
DOI https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2021-008

Abstract

The rising interest in awareness is a modern phenomenon which can be interpreted as an attempt to reconstruct, what seems to be an extremely important but still missing aspect in our lives in a secular society. True awareness is a rare quality which goes beyond simple self-awareness and growth in attentiveness. True awareness allows us to become aware of our own strengths and weaknesses, become less judgmental, more proactive, emotionally more mature and open to a metareality: love, compassion, creativity, personal evolution. This modern interest in awareness in many ways overlaps with the Ignatian examen as a way of finding God and God’s blessings in our daily life. The focus of the examen is much more than awareness of past events; it is the moment of deep connection with God in the present moment.

Keywords:

awareness, mindfulness, Ignatian examen, God’s presence

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Svetelj, T. (2021). Contemporary Dedication to Awareness as Compared to the Legacy of St. Ignatius’ Examen. Gdańsk Studies, 48, 121–131. https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2021-008

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