Abstract
The article analyzes the prospects for the civilizational development of mankind, focused on the education of a spiritual personality, which causes interest in the eastern cultural heritage in general and in philosophical thought in particular. Using the methodology of civilizational, sociocultural, axiological approaches, the authors assert a fundamental understanding of the dialogic nature of the modern social space. Referring to the ontological, epistemological, and ethical experience of Zen Buddhism, the authors propose to consider it as a worldview basis for the realization by a person of his free creative choice, his independent efforts to transform reality in accordance with his own ideals and values. The authors argue for the need to master the spiritual heritage of various cultures as an important condition for each person to acquire opportunities for their spiritual development.