***He favours an "integrated, spiritual view of the world in a way we have not seen fit to do in recent generations in the West".***
And, who, may I ask will decide just what the "integrated, spiritual view" is to be? It sounds suspiciously like the U.N. announcement that there should be only one religion. Does Charles hope to be the Pope of the Worldview?
I think the point he is making is that western society should rediscover its spiritual roots and move away from the current vogue for materialism- hence his interest in Mt Athos etc. The impression I get of Charles is that he is extremely interested in spritual contemplation- I believe that he also takes an interest in Bhuddism.