Redefining Spirituality
Redefining Spirituality
I have always felt that spirituality is spoken (actually meant to!) in the same breath as religion.
When we say a country a person sect etc. etc. is spiritual, what we actually mean is that the country or person or sect etc. is deeply religious!?
While it is quite natural to assume that a spiritual ‘aspect’ is closely linked with GOODNESS (read GODLINESS) and it is true as well it might be too far fetched to assume that an ‘aspect’ that is religious would be spiritual.
Then what is spiritual(ity) ?
There are many established definitions and I would leave that to the readers imagination/scholarship.
But I would like to redefine SPIRITUALITY as :
A LOVE AND RESPECT FOR LIFE, An unflinching FAITH in the universal code and an awe for the creation and passion/honesty in one’s work.
Lets see how you feel about this.
Whatever but one thing is most certain SPIRITUALITY IS NOT RELIGION !!!
While we are talking of need for redefining spirituality, I would like to present my take on a common man’s view on spirituality.
A take on every day spirituality from a ‘non-spiritual’ person
What do I know of big big words
what do I know of philosophy or theories
I only know of simple things like these :
I live want to be happy wont hurt anyone don’t hurt me please !!!
We all own a beautiful world
lets not play the game of hit and miss!
lets spend our stay here living and giving.
And for this we don’t have to know more than this!!!
What is EVERY DAY SPIRITUALITY
When a butcher cuts the portions of meat and if he is good they say his effort is not short of meditation.
So spirituality in all its simplicity would be to present in the HERE and NOW.
And do whatever you have to do with concentration and honesty.
Let big words and even bigger analogies not convert you into gullible seekers of the higher truth!
keep smiling be honest and CREATE CREATE CREATE
an idea or poetry or a painting or a new way of looking at the whole thing !!!
And pull up your spirituality quotient!!
Can we be creative in spirituality?
Can we be spiritually creative?
Can creativity be called as spirituality?
Can spirituality be seen as a creative activity?
Do we have to be religious to be called spiritual?
Is religion the same as spirituality?
What after all is spirituality?
These are a few questions my questions and I am sure these are your questions as well!
To answer these questions we have to understand the terms involved!
Wikipedia defines these terms as:
Spiritual matters are thus those matters regarding humankind’s ultimate nature and purpose, not only as material biological organisms, but as beings with a unique relationship to that which is perceived to be beyond both time and the material world.
Creativity (or “creativeness”) is a mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts.
A religion is a set of beliefs and practices, often centered upon specific supernatural and moral claims about reality, the cosmos, and human nature, and often codified as prayer, ritual etc.
So under the skin it is all the same!!! Or is it?
My take is you HAVE to be CREATIVE in order to be TRULY SPIRITUAL and vice versa!
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW!!!
Do we need to renounce the material world?
(A question often asked by people nearing the end of life as they perceive it! and a question that is often scorned at….by those who are young and who feel that they still have a lot to live for!)
My take would be:
DONT EVER RENOUNCE THE WORLD KEEP YOUR LUST FOR LIFE INTACT !
But PLEASE RENOUNCE THE FIXATION WITH THIS THING CALLED MATERIALISM!!!
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