I've been giving this a lot of thought lately.  On one hand, I want an engaged, embodied spirituality, one that doesn't fall into a totally passive space in dealing with the world.  I've seen too many people shrug off someone else's suffering as "Oh, must be your karma" for my comfort.

On the other hand, I've also seen people show an extreme disregard bordering on hatred toward anyone who is more contemplative by nature than active, and that doesn't feel appropriate to me either.  We are all different people:  we all have our own strengths and weaknesses, and our own approach to the world even/especially when we are being our most genuine.  The important thing is not the approach but the attitude behind it - and that is what deep spirituality means to me.  It means that whether we are, at that moment, engaged with the world or only with our own hearts, we are moving from a place of calm and compassion rather than fear or anger.