Tuesday, October 2, 2012

What is spirituality?


Spirituality is the concept of an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the "deepest values and meanings by which people live.
 Author: Wikipedia.

Many people express spirituality in different ways.
For some, it's about participating in organized religion: going to church, synagogue, a mosque, etc.
For others, it's more personal. Some people get in touch with their spirituality through quiet reflection, private prayer, yoga, meditation and others through movement like dance or walks. 

To me spirituality has many forms and I find it in life, through love, awareness and contemplation.
I find it in all forms of life, in the world, in nature, in the universe.
I find it in written words, through words spoken, in dreams and visions, in actions and reactions.
I find it in the way I think, feel, in what I sense, see, create and do.

Spirituality too is about questions and answers. Questions we ask ourselves like "what is my intention? When I think, feel or do this,  do I or will I harm myself?  Do I harm others? Will I still be able to look myself in the eyes?  What do I see when I look at others? What is the message? "
Asking  these questions (and others) and through their answers we discover and broaden our horizon.
We can learn and develop.
Here we should be alert as we have the tendency  that once we believe in something, we’ll try to explain away anything that conflicts with it  (our cognitive dissonance).
We are individuals and the way we express our spirituality can differ.  
But when individuals are willing they can join hands.  
To me that too is a form of spirituality.
What is spirituality to you?


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