To Summarize

"We are not human beings on a spiritual path, but spiritual beings on a human path."-Dr. Lauren Artress

"Mazes and labyrinths are often lumped together in the popular imagination, but they differ in important ways. A maze is a series of compartmentalized and confusing paths, most of which lead to dead ends. When you enter, your objective is to escape—as quickly as you can. A labyrinth is a spiral walking course. When you enter, your goal is to follow the path to the center, stop, turn around, and walk back out—all at whatever pace you choose. Mazes are analytical puzzles to be solved; labyrinths are a form of moving meditation. Mazes can be disorienting; labyrinths can be centering. You can get lost in a maze; you can lose yourself in a labyrinth. Mazes engage the left brain; labyrinths free the right brain." (Pink, p 228)

Magic Maze

<<<This is a simple online maze. You can see how the goal is clearly defined. The contrasting pictures below show the differences between a maze and a labyrinth.

Games

Maze

Labyrinth

"There are now more than 4,000 public and private labyrinths in the United States. They are surging in popularity for many of the reasons I've discussed in this chapter and in the rest of this book. "In an age when many Americans are looking beyong the church pulpit for spiritual experience and solace, a growing number have rediscovered the labyrinth as a path to prayer, introspection, and emotional healing," reports The New York Times." (Pink, p 228) Labyrinths are more of a metaphor for the point Pink is trying to get across, of finding your own meaning instead of following a set path to the end, but they also serve as good tools for meditation as he also mentions.

The path to finding meaning in one's life is mainly achieved by living each day, and figuring out how you can offer yourself a sense of purpose, and make yourself happy. This is often times found through spirituality, which isn't necessarily referring to religion. Meaning can improve business, hospitals, and your own life.