Spirituality and Hospitality Education: An Approach Towards Spirited Hospitality

Abstract

Spiritual Quest reflects the degree to which the student is actively searching for meaning and purpose in life, to become a more self-aware and enlightened person, and to find answers to lifes mysteries and big questions. The student who has a higher spiritual quest score is more eager to continue in the industry, has a higher thought process regarding the future and scope of ones career. The much professional approach is what is required by hospitality professional, however there are numerous times at situations when the stiff back attitude is not required and these demands for a humane and holistic approach toward hospitality. We are practicing hospitality where we welcome guests mostly strangers however even some repeat visitors, into our lives with graciousness. To be hospitable, you need to accept pluralism as a natural condition in the world. Celebrate the diversity of the Creation. One particularly valuable spin-off of hospitality is inter-religious dialogue. Spirit speaks in many languages, and this spiritual practice helps us receive these multiple messages. Equanimity plays an important role in the quality of undergraduate students lives because it helps to shape how they respond to their experiences, especially experiences that are potentially stressful. The pilot study has indicated a change in the attitude of the budding hospitality professionals who have regularly practiced ethical academic culture. Undergraduates show significant growth in their capacity for Equanimity during the college years, and practices such as meditation and self-reflection can contribute to that growth. The traits like leadership skills, Satisfaction, Active Participation and specially Behavior have noticeable impressions of spirituality.

Keywords: Spiritual Quest, Quest Score, Inter-religious Dialogue, Equanimity

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