It would be even more interesting to do some kind of applied study of metaphysics or the belief in it. There's a certain pop-culture psychologist who I won't n

It would be even more interesting to do some kind of applied study of metaphysics or the belief in it. There's a certain pop-culture psychologist who I won't name but applied issues which to some extent derive from at least the Western Traditions of spirituality include things such as 'assuming responsibility', 'building character', at least some 'devotion to something greater than oneself', 'community' etc.. And certainly both Eastern and Western traditions use terminology such as 'surrender' etc.. I think because a lot of these classical principles come along with some things people don't like they might tend to throw the baby out with the bathwater.