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Work and performance

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Vocation, toil, success, rest, and the measure of work. The scale runs from -2, framed as a danger, to +2, celebrated as a gift. It means the same for every area. What is measured is what a text does, not whether it is right.

How the traditions frame it

-2 as a danger to +2 as a gift
TraditionFramingBasis
Catholic +0.7 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 36 of 139 texts
Free church +0.3 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 35 of 114 texts
Sunni +0.5 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 33 of 284 texts
Orthodox (Christianity) +0.4 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 30 of 234 texts
Protestant +0.3 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 28 of 133 texts
Hinduism +0.7 ± 0.1 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 22 of 67 texts
Theravada +0.1 ± 0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 20 of 93 texts
Climate movement +0.2 ± 0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 16 of 129 texts
Vaishnava +0.7 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 9 of 51 texts
Humanist +0.4 ± 0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 7 of 112 texts
more traditions (12)
Mahayana +0.0 ± 0.4 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 6 of 30 texts
Queer community +0.7 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 6 of 75 texts
Judaism +0.6 ± 0.4 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 5 of 53 texts
Zen +0.8 ± 0.2 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 4 of 48 texts
Reform -0.3 ± 0.7 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 3 of 38 texts
Baha'i +1.3 ± 0.3 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 3 of 22 texts
Orthodox (Judaism) +0.3 ± 0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 3 of 38 texts
Tibetan +0.5 ± 0.5 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction 2 of 13 texts
Conservative -1.0 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint 2 of 5 texts
Ahmadiyya -1.0 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint one mention
Buddhism +0.0 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction one mention
Shia +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened one mention

In their own words

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A figure like "+1" is ambiguous. An address about possessions held in trust and a prosperity gospel both land there, for opposite reasons. Here are the sentences the figures came from, set alternately by tradition.

If you think you will not fight, then your resolve is futile. Nature will compel you.
Hinduism +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Nature Compels You to Fulfill the Duty of Your Tasks - Bhagavad Gita XVIII 59 2026-10-16
Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Orthodox +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened The series "Spiritual Laws for Life" (19): The "Law of Example" in the Wednesday gathering 2026-10-14
what makes wise effort wise is that it is reactive. It is not simply full throttle, continuously, 110% effort all the time. It has to be attuned to the moment in which we find ourselves, to our physical energy, our mental energy, our health
Theravada +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Jill Shepherd: talk: Wise Effort 2026-10-08
We are exposed to a general threat to intellectual work, in which there is a misalignment between the outcome of using AI and its original purpose.
Climate movement -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint A human environmentalism 2026-10-06
Attachment makes us feel that we must control everything. Detachment can then appear as if we stop caring about anything. But the Gita offers engagement: we carefully do what is within our control, and hand over to Krishna what goes beyond it.
Vaishnava +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened When I need encouragement, I get a lecture on detachment 2026-10-03
When we use what God has given us to advance the work of His servants, we are not merely supporting a person; we are participating in the work that God has entrusted to that person
Free church +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Work On Your Blessings — Apostle Asa-Otu Urges Christians 2026-09-29
The decisive question is therefore not whether the roofer pays the office worker something. It is this: should statutory pension insurance merely settle individual contributions and provide for hardship cases, or may it remain a politically shaped community of solidarity that recognises long-term participation and adapts its financing to changed forms of social value creation?
Humanist +0, descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction The Roofer and the False Pension Model 2026-09-28
For God, what counts is more than the years dedicated to his Kingdom; it is the generous acceptance of his call to devote oneself to the service of the Kingdom of God. In fact, God rewards us according to the measure of his goodness and generosity, which are far greater than the narrow measure of our merits.
Catholic +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Who Deserves More 2026-09-20
Come away by yourselves to a quiet place and rest a while: such a profound admonition. But not just lifestyle advice, 'time for yourself'. Sabbath rest, an essential part of the economy of God
Protestant +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Sabbath reflection 2026-09-20
Act as if everything has already been answered. Then act with tireless, ceaseless energy. And while you act, you yourself become a magnet that draws more power into your being, until you become an unobstructed channel through which divine power flows.
Baha'i +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Five Steps of Prayer Inspires a New Book 2026-09-20
It is simply a reminder that the Gospel is political and the Gospel has always been political. We are talking about workers, we are talking about work, we are talking about wages, economy, fairness, justice.
Queer community +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Economic Justice: Queering Matthew 20: 1-16 2026-09-20
But this blind spot, this apprenticeship, this unbearable situation led to the fact that it, it was unavoidable for me, I had the feeling, hey, we have to do this.
Judaism +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Rap, Social Criticism, and "October in Europe" – A Conversation with Kolja Podkowik 2026-08-31
It is not the customer who provides sustenance, but Allah. Earnings arise through blessing, not through greed, competition, and hostility.
Sunni +2, as a gift or calling that is explicitly celebrated Halal Earnings and the Etiquette of Conduct 2026-07-31
Football was for a long time, spiritually speaking, my idol, one could say retrospectively, but the content of my life.
Ahmadiyya -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint The Journey of Danny Söder - The Way to the Light 2026-03-05
If someone throws something from a distance of four Amot against a wall, then if the thrown object sticks above ten tefachim, it is considered as if it were thrown into the air.
Conservative -1, as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint Shabbat 11.3 when the object sticks in the air 2024-01-30
The more we use our brains, the healthier they become. Thus we can even avoid becoming senile.
Zen +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened # 326 The more we use our brains 2026-10-13
Harmony in your own sense is not a state that falls upon you from outside, but a task that you actively shape.
Mahayana +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 1559-Why Do I Live? Part 2 - Buddhism in Everyday Life - Mindfulness in Daily Life 2026-10-01
One should therefore approach the Eternal in modesty and with an awareness of one's own limitations.
Reform +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened General Conference of Rabbis 2026-09-10
We only need, when we learn something, when we listen, when we listen to those who teach, nowhere is it as important as in the Buddhist teaching, to draw the consequences from what we hear.
Tibetan +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened 061 - The 9 Yanas - April 2026 - 4a 2026-09-02
The duty to which one was born must not be abandoned, O Arjuna, even if it is flawed. For everything one does is shrouded in evil, just as fire is shrouded in smoke.
Hinduism +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Devotion to One's Own Duty Liberates from All Impurity - Bhagavad Gita XVIII 48 2026-09-15
Your task is to cast the seed; not to watch it grow. If you find comfort in doing your task, you will be much more fulfilled.
Orthodox +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened The Parable of the Sower 2026-10-11
When we enter into the voluntary simplicity of retreat life and step out of the complexity of ordinary life, it gives us, metaphorically, room to breathe.
Theravada +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened Jill Shepherd: talk: Right Livelihood and retreat life 2026-10-01
If the federal government actually cuts its subsidies from this year to next by more than two-thirds, then e-bus procurement will be slowed down and many transport operators will have no choice but to purchase diesel buses again.
Climate movement +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened New Study Shows: Cuts to E-Bus Subsidies Endanger Value Creation, Jobs, and Climate Goals in Germany 2026-10-16
These contributions were written to touch the heart of Mother Dina Sharana and bring her joy – a humble attempt to honour her invaluable service and her unwavering devotion.
Vaishnava +1, as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened A Life of Devotion – Gratitude and Appreciation for M. Dina Sharana Devi Dasi 2025-07-12

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