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| Spirituality, Consciousness, & Awareness Spirituality, beliefs, the nature of reality, consciousness, awareness, metaphysics, truth, philosophy, religion |
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Why not be a part of a little joint project? I am collecting on my blog, a bunch of definitions about what people feel spirituality is. There are so many possible answers that I feel it would be a great collective resource. So if you feel up to it - and want to contribute - I would love to hear from you! Head on over to my site and fill in a comment, it doesn't matter how small! All are welcome and appreciated! All the responses will then be collated into a single post, your definition will be attributed to you - along with a link to your site (if you have one)! Let me know your Definition on Spirituality Look forward to seeing your thoughts! Last edited by Marcus; 10-10-2007 at 11:53 PM. |
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Spirituality means feeling at one with that which we call the Divine.By Divine i mean our own most evolved qualities, our profound human capacity for empathy, for love, our striving for justice, our hunger for beauty , our yearning to create .When i think of spirituality i think of love in action Subhi |
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I would say it's about waking up and being aware of just how incredible you are, that you're supposed to exist, regardless of the circumstances of your birth (such as "unplanned" pregnancies). It's becoming conscious/aware of your place in the universe and your connection to all that is.
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It is about realizing you aren't just a human body, you are a vessel of a soul. Spirituality is being in touch with one's soul and communing with its creator. Spirituality is living in the Kingdom of God at the same time as living in the earthly world.
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Thus, I would conclude that we actually have a body, in stead of just being a body. i've had lots of discussions with people about this, and I normally find that those who think they are a body don't contribute in their personal development. | |
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I used to think that spirituality equals religion. Now i think that such equation is very narrow indeed. Perhaps spirituality can be examined as macro-spiritual and micro-spiritual. Macro-spirituality is universal set of the spiritual realm. Religion is a subset of spirituality in this context. Reminds me of Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within about Gaia, spirit of the Earth.. (something like that) Micro-spirituality is individuals' spiritual essense. Every individual has their unique essence. Individual in this case does not mean human or living things only, but include plants, water, rocks, mountains etc. I am not sure sure if i can clear of what i am thinking about |
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So 95% isn't really concerned with their personal development and their overall happiness, currently. They just live there lifes, see what comes to them and react to it. Sure, they go to the gym or practice sports to become a bit healthier, but they don't see the overall picture of personal development at this moment, or they dont want to see it. Don't know what the future brings, though -- Quote:
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Then again, I tend to be pragmatic.. | |
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But of course you're in the class, not me, so if you say the 90% don't even give the professor a chance, well, I'll take your word for it. I just hope you've considered their point of view without colouring it with your opinion of them. Quote:
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It may be worthwhile to take a look at Pantheism and Henry David Thoreau. I think it was Thoreau. May have been Emerson... | ||
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I even approached my teacher about this. He said it is wise that I am already considering these things, and he had agreed with me that most of the class doesn't consider these subjects to be worth talking about. He said, and I'm quoting his exact words: "I taught about talking about this in class, but if I do, nobody would listen and they would all just say I should retire. There is no acceptance, and nobody cares." Quote:
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Spirituality is a word with a meaning that deviates for every single individual group or person on earth. I hope I use the word "deviate" in the right context. I want to say that the meaning of the word is different for every group or person in the world. It's like God. For some it is a person, for some a group of monkeys controlling the world, for others it's everything including us, etc... For me personally "spirituality" is the practice of raising my vibrational level by increasing my consciousness until it is one with all that is. |
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So they see many cultures' present choices as blindly and ignorantly choosing to destroy ourselves, our expression, whilst naively thinking we are enhancing it. When they talk about their pain and sadness at mining and pollution etc, many can't actually understand it, as Traditional Indigenous Australians have nurtured that sense, where as many cultures ignore it. A bit like not using memory, or imagination, or muscles. The potential is there, but atrophies due to persistant, constant lack of use and denial. There is evidence that their worldview has been around continually for 120,000 years, before the British, terrorist invaders mostly destroyed it in round 100 years. However, considering the incredible arsenal of brutal effort the British made in their attempt to totally anhilate it, it amasingly still exsists and persists in small pockets all over Australia. It isn't a situation that our culture likes to admit, let alone investigate. 40,000 years is embarrasing enough, as its nothing to be proud of... attempting to oblitherate such an amasing thing, the worlds longest ever continual culture. | |
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I think we are already carrying out our purpose in unawareness and that spirituality brings the purpose into awareness. I also believe our purpose is two-fold in that it first serves self, then others. Win win. Quote:
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SPIRIT = LIFE spirituality is the study of life. Life is the force that moves through all things. It inspires your heart to beat, your lungs to breathe, the grass to grow, the wind to blow, and the stars and sun to shine. It is the unmanifest force that connects all organic material life to one source. In the beginning of the study of spirituality you approach it as something external to you. When you graduate you are it. |
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