Spirituality defined

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  1. mischief

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    Spirituality
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Not to be confused with Spiritualism.

    This article's references may not meet Wikipedia's guidelines for reliable sources. Please help by checking whether the references meet the criteria for reliable sources. (June 2012)
    Spirituality


    Major Concepts
    Spirit ♦ Immaterialism
    Soul
    Metaphysics
    Studies
    Consciousness
    Supernatural
    Monism
    Paranormal
    Practices
    Presentism ♦ Spiritism,
    Esotericism
    Meditation
    Related
    Mysticism
    Esotericism
    Emotions
    Self-realization
    Paradigm shift
    Esteem
    Dignity
    Shamanism
    v t e
    Spirituality is belief in an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality;[1] an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the "deepest values and meanings by which people live."[2] Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop an individual's inner life. Spiritual experiences can include being connected to a larger reality, yielding a more comprehensive self; joining with other individuals or the human community; with nature or the cosmos; or with the divine realm.[3] Spirituality is often experienced as a source of inspiration or orientation in life.[4] It can encompass belief in immaterial realities or experiences of the immanent or transcendent nature of the world.

    Wow, I didnt realise it had half this stuff....I'm going to have to get out my dictionary and start looking up words here.

    Personal mission statements welcome.
     
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    I find it difficult to discuss spirituality I usually either get emotional or bored i think it is more about doing than talking ,but look forward to a rational discource.
     
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    Know the feeling...its really something you do rather than just talk about.
     
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    I'm not spiritual at all, I believe in life and death (these are unimaginably broad topics).

    Do I have a place here? I always avoid these threads and I'm a little frightened about my email pinging with responses...
     
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    G'day Friends

    I think some of you will find an affinity within the ABS's codex 6000:


    6011
    Aboriginal Dreaming

    6011
    Aboriginal Spirituality

    6011
    Aboriginal, nai

    6011
    Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions

    6011
    Dreamtime

    6011
    Tribal (Aboriginal)

    6031
    Baha Follower

    6031
    Bahai

    6031
    Bahai Faith

    6051
    Ancestor Veneration

    6051
    Ancestor Worship

    6052
    Confucianism

    6052
    Confucius

    6053
    Chinese Joss

    6053
    Chinese Religion

    6053
    Chingist (One of Change)

    6053
    Daoist

    6053
    Joss

    6053
    Joss House

    6053
    Neotaoist

    6053
    Pagan Joss

    6053
    Taoism

    6071
    Druse

    6071
    Druze

    6111
    Shinto

    6111
    Shintoism

    6112
    Mahikari

    6112
    Sukyo Mahikari

    6113
    Tenrikyo

    6113
    Tenrikyo Faith

    6131
    Animism

    6132
    Druidism

    6132
    Druids

    6133
    Paganism

    6134
    Neolithic Pantheism

    6134
    Pantheism

    6134
    Scientific Pantheist

    6135
    Alexandrian

    6135
    Gardnerian

    6135
    Wiccan

    6135
    Witchcraft

    6139
    American Native Church

    6139
    Brother of Bacchus

    6139
    Earth Goddess

    6139
    Earth Mother

    6139
    Earth Nature

    6139
    Gaia

    6139
    Gaian

    6139
    Goddess

    6139
    Inca

    6139
    Inca Sun Worshipper

    6139
    Lesbian Feminist Goddess Worship

    6139
    Lughian (Old Celtic)

    6139
    Moon Worship

    6139
    Mother Earth

    6139
    Mother Nature

    6139
    Naturalist

    6139
    Nature Worship

    6139
    Nature, nai

    6139
    Old Gaelic

    6139
    Planet Earth

    6139
    Shamanist

    6139
    Sun Worshipper

    6139
    Voodoo

    6151
    First Sikh Temple in Australia

    6151
    Guru Nanak Mission

    6151
    Hindu Muslim

    6151
    Hindu Muslim

    6151
    Hindu Sikh

    6151
    Sikh

    6151
    Sikhism

    6171
    Associated Christian Spiritualist Churches

    6171
    Church of Psychic Survival

    6171
    International Council of Spiritualists Inc.

    6171
    London Street Spiritualist Church

    6171
    New Age Spiritualist Mission

    6171
    Progressive Spiritualists Church

    6171
    Spiritual Church

    6171
    Spiritual Church (Brisbane)

    6171
    Spiritualism

    6171
    Spiritualist Mission

    6171
    Spiritualist Research Society

    6171
    Spiritualist Union

    6171
    Spiritualist, nai

    6171
    Unaffiliated Spiritualist Groups

    6171
    United Spiritualism in Australia

    6171
    Victorian Spritualist Union

    6171
    White Eagle Lodge

    6211
    Believer in God

    6211
    Believer in Supreme Being

    6211
    Cosmotheist

    6211
    Deistic Evolutionist

    6211
    Deist, nai

    6211
    Faith in God

    6211
    Faithist of the Kosman Church

    6211
    Freemason

    6211
    Gods

    6211
    God, nai

    6211
    Kosmon Faithist

    6211
    Mason

    6211
    Monotheist

    6211
    Non atheist

    6211
    Philosophical Deist

    6211
    Theism

    6211
    Theist, nai

    6211
    Theologian

    6231
    Farsi

    6231
    Mithraist

    6231
    Parsee

    6231
    Zarathustrian

    6231
    Zendite

    6231
    Zennist Noon Worshipper

    6231
    Zoroastrianism

    6991
    Caodaism

    6992
    Church of Scientology

    6992
    Church of the New Faith

    6992
    Scientologist

    6993
    Eckankar

    6993
    Eckist

    6994
    Rasta

    6994
    Rastifari

    6994
    Rastifarianism

    6995
    Anti Christ

    6995
    Anti Christian

    6995
    Black Magic

    6995
    Devil Worshipper

    6995
    Satanism

    6995
    Satan's Disciple

    6996
    Anthroposophy

    6996
    Arcane School

    6996
    Australian Church of Antioch

    6996
    Christian Community

    6996
    Church of the Mystic Christ Inc.

    6996
    Church Universal and Triumphant

    6996
    I AM Religious Movement

    6996
    I AM, nai

    6996
    Independent Church of Australia

    6996
    Orthodox Catholic

    6996
    Orthodox Catholic Church of Australia

    6996
    Orthodox Church of Christ the King

    6996
    Spiritualistic Theosophist

    6996
    The Christian Community in Australia

    6996
    The Theosophical Fellowship Ltd (Church of Maitreya)

    6996
    Theosophical Philosophy

    6996
    Theosophical Society

    6996
    Theosophical Society (Pasadena) Australian Section

    6996
    Theosophy

    6999
    Aetherius Society (Flying Saucer Group)

    6999
    Amorc

    6999
    Ancient Greek

    6999
    Association for Research and Enlightenment

    6999
    Astrakhama

    6999
    Astrology

    6999
    Baha Shabanist

    6999
    Bodes

    6999
    Builders of the Adytum

    6999
    Butsuyko

    6999
    Cathari

    6999
    Church of Light

    6999
    Church of Spiritual Truth

    6999
    Church of the World

    6999
    Dhatma Subud Brotherhood

    6999
    Divine Light Mission

    6999
    Eastern Belief

    6999
    Eastern Faith

    6999
    Eastern Mystic

    6999
    Eastern Philosophy

    6999
    Eastern Religion

    6999
    Egyptian Deities

    6999
    Elan Vital

    6999
    Epicurean

    6999
    Esoteric Science

    6999
    Faithist

    6999
    Fatalist

    6999
    Foundation of Revelation

    6999
    Gnostic Institute of Anthropology

    6999
    Grails Movement

    6999
    Gurdjieff

    6999
    Hedonist

    6999
    Inner Peace Movement

    6999
    Jainism

    6999
    Jungian

    6999
    Lectorium Rosicrucianum

    6999
    Mammon Worshipper

    6999
    Manichaeans

    6999
    Metaphysical Society

    6999
    Moonist

    6999
    Mystic

    6999
    Neologian

    6999
    Neoplatonic

    6999
    New Age

    6999
    New Age Philosophy

    6999
    Occultist

    6999
    Olympian Gods

    6999
    Orange People

    6999
    Order of Omega Rosy Cross (International Metaphysical Ministry Inc.)

    6999
    Psychic Research Society

    6999
    Return Movement

    6999
    Rosicrucian Order

    6999
    Rosicrucianism

    6999
    Sabian

    6999
    Sabians (Christians of St John the Baptist)

    6999
    Singon Sika

    6999
    Society of Judas

    6999
    Star of Asia

    6999
    Subud

    6999
    Subud Dharma Brotherhood

    6999
    Thammuz

    6999
    The Grail Movement of Australia

    6999
    The True Church

    6999
    Unification Church (Moonies)

    6999
    Universal Brotherhood of Faithists

    6999
    Urantia Book Study Groups


    Personally, I feel more at home within their codex 7000:

    7010
    Anarchist

    7010
    Anti Religion

    7010
    Apostate

    7010
    Calathumpian

    7010
    Don't follow any

    7010
    Heathen

    7010
    Iconoclast

    7010
    Indifferent

    7010
    Infidel

    7010
    Na

    7010
    Nihilist

    7010
    Nil

    7010
    No

    7010
    No Religion

    7010
    Non believer

    7010
    None

    7010
    None in particular

    7010
    Secularist

    7010
    Unbeliever

    7010
    Without Religion

    7010
    Zilch

    7011
    Agnostic Materialist

    7011
    Agnostic RC

    7011
    Agnosticism

    7011
    Agnostic, nai

    7012
    Atheism

    7012
    Non Theistic Unitarian

    7013
    Altruism

    7013
    Altruist

    7013
    Brotherhood in Man

    7013
    Family of Man

    7013
    Friends of Humanity

    7013
    Human Being

    7013
    Humanism

    7013
    Humanitarian

    7013
    Religion of Humanity

    7013
    Unitarian Humanist

    7014
    Evolutionist

    7014
    Existentialist

    7014
    Free Thinker

    7014
    Free Thought

    7014
    Materialist

    7014
    Philosophist

    7014
    Positivist

    7014
    Rationalism

    7014
    Sceptic

    7014
    Science, nai


    Whatever your 'belief', or 'non-belief' (as is the case with myself), I still think you are all good people.

    Night all, Markos
     
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    yep i rarely get too involved in these topics, already here lots of fogging and even contaminating with spiritualism which is and 'ism' not something of substance as i believe. as we are in a secular world and australia probably higher on the secular list than other countries i don't think this thread will stay on track as many make decisions and judgements about something they have not studied or read well, most decisions are emotive based on fear other than fact.

    yes for me being spiritual is more about action than words, for me my life runs smoothly, i have a good idea of where i am going, may not get all the answers along the way, for this i simply follow the law's and ethics contained within, in their original form.

    but anyway that'll be it from me i'd say, can't be secular and know about the other side, and as all here are of good intelligence you can most likely work it our yourself, if you choose apostasy or secular you may never know about the other.

    all i can say blessings and our prayers for you all.

    len
     
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    what war?

    these single liners don't seem to have substance

    take care purplepear

    len
     
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    Perhaps not to all Len but for those with some knowledge of Fawlty Towers it is a crack up!
     
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    what's fawlty towers got to do with life or anything for that matter it is slap up comedy at best at worse an insult to the knowledgeable.

    so what war was that again?

    len
     
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    Permatarian

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    there really is going to be no discussion or definition of the topic, peoples views most likely corrupted along the way to secularisation.

    len
     
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    Just had a good nights sleep and thought as I may have let the cat among the pidgeons, I had better get back here.

    All through the history of this planet religious,spiritual and social philosophies have been 'discussed' sometimes most physically and I am sure at one point they all said something along the lines of...'we are rational people here, surely you can see that I am right'...

    Permasculptor brought up an excellent point- fear of communcating.
    I think this may very well be the underlying cause of the differculties people have not just on this subject, but in all areas of life.
    Either a fear of communcating or a feeling of being unable to adequately express thoughts and emotions.

    This brings me to the subject of language.
    We learn this by rote not necessarily by understanding what we are learning and tend to use few words to say what we mean.By doing so,we do not always have the tools to sat exactly what we mean.
    In fact most of what we learn is by rote and probably most of what is learnt is never questioned or even examined- just accepted.
    So how can we expect to get others to understand and so agree with us when we really dont understand these things ourselves?

    I once had a book on Aristotle, which I regret lending to somebody because it never came back.
    One thing it said was that he had made a comment that people should define the world they live in-define the words that they use.

    Language has always been important to me and this made alot of sense to me.
    Most people I know do not have a dictionary in their house, nor do they read alot.I have been regularly shocked by the number of people who have told me that they only read if they have to because they find it differcult.
    We grew up reading books rather than watching TV as kids-got our first tv when I was 10, so I had a hard time understanding how this could be.

    Dictionaries dont seem to be considered important,they were seldom used when I was going to school, but I think they are.
    The dictionary for the English language is a fairly recent 'invention', being written in the mid 1700's.
    The first known dictionary is the sanskrit dictionary supposed to have been written in the 4th century CE.

    The definition in the first post doesnt really give a meaning of the word.

    Spirituality is made up of the word 'spirit' and two suffixes-'ual' and 'ity'.

    'spirit',the noun or naming word, is generally accepted as meaning 'the non physical part of the person, the soul,....

    adding the suffix 'ual' on the end turns this noun into an adjective or describing word.

    Spiritual, means,of or concerned with the spirit, not the physical world,
    Therefore, this word is used to describe people, thoughts, things as having to do with the nonphysical part of the person

    and just to muddy the waters alittle bit again.

    The suffix 'ity' is a type of word ending that turns adjectives into nouns.
    A noun being a naming word.

    I need a coffee break and I see you have been busy without me while I have been mucky around with this mouthful....I'll be baccckk
     
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    etymology of the word "spirit"

    spirit (n.)
    mid-13c., "animating or vital principle in man and animals," from O.Fr. espirit, from L. spiritus "soul, courage, vigor, breath," related to spirare "to breathe," from PIE *(s)peis- "to blow" (cf. O.C.S. pisto "to play on the flute"). Original usage in English mainly from passages in Vulgate, where the Latin word translates Gk. pneuma and Heb. ruah. Distinction between "soul" and "spirit" (as "seat of emotions") became current in Christian terminology (e.g. Gk. psykhe vs. pneuma, L. anima vs. spiritus) but "is without significance for earlier periods" [Buck]. L. spiritus, usually in classical L. "breath," replaces animus in the sense "spirit" in the imperial period and appears in Christian writings as the usual equivalent of Gk. pneuma. Meaning "supernatural being" is attested from c.1300 (see ghost); that of "essential principle of something" (in a non-theological sense, e.g. Spirit of St. Louis) is attested from 1690, common after 1800. Plural form spirits "volatile substance" is an alchemical idea, first attested 1610; sense narrowed to "strong alcoholic liquor" by 1670s. This also is the sense in spirit level (176eight).

    https://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=spirit
     
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    mmm a lot in what you said probably takes it outside the realms of KISS.

    for me just telling intelligent people in a rational way where i stand and why would or should clear up some of the judgements that have been leveled at me on this and other forums over time.

    too many gramma teachers as well as judgement makers on site. and sadly locked into square/boxes and comfort zones, why there are lots of turmoils in the mid east one lot wanting to dominate the same people who are in the other lot. has nothing to do with where we come from.

    from within from the heart.

    take care

    len
     
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    Sorry Len, for leaving you alone for so long on this, I got most of my stuff typed in then the cat jumped on my laptop and I lost the lot and had to re write.
    ....breathe.....
    The subject has been around since people decided that there was more to life than digging their gardens and making their clothes.....so there is no real hurry in to get others to understand your view point.
     
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    my life will happily go along without the need to explain to others the post before mine sort of says the sort of barriers, walls china that get thrown up.

    good topic from my stand point but only to those who are not indoctrinated into the doctrine of men/women with vested interests.

    i may try and post a small essay on how we see it but it will be our statement of life as we see it not really meat for the baying crowd, pickers.

    len
     
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    It seems to me that afew subjects have got tied together over time...or they have come apart and gone in slightly separate ways over time... still not sure which is correct and it may even be that both are correct statements.
    --------
    I said 'personal mission statements welcome'

    What I meant by that was fro others to state...I think,...my belief is.... my understanding of this is....

    The purpose of which, is to let our friends here know our understandings ( note the 's')

    The purpose of this was not to argue points of conflict or belittle others who are attempting, maybe for the first time, to put into words just what and how they do think and feel on this subject.........
    From my own journey in this subject, I have learnt not to set my beliefs in stone as my viewpoint has changed over the years as I learn more and 'connect more dots'......
    It is my feeling, that this is something that grows as one moves through life.
    Having said that, I realise that I do have at least one thing that seriously disturbs me -people encouraging other to use mind altering substances, but can we try to get through the examining of just what the subject is and how each view it.
    ---------

    I'm going to try to cover these related subjects and try to see if we can come up with agreed upon definitions for them as they relate to todays' world.

    The related subjects as I see them are...Religion, philosophy,spirituality; there are probably some I havent even considered.
     
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    g'day mischief,

    by your own description the subject is too broad and will like other threads bring people into conflict with each other as i see those of the secular kind simply will be short on the knowledge needed to contribute without emotion.

    i won't post the couple lines i have because of that lack of broad vision.

    if anyone out there is looking for a different meaning to life they can contact me privately, i am not a converter(for want of the right word) a person does that themselves, by coming to a realisation there must be something better. we are not into foot in the door religion, we are not even into religion as such.

    outa here len
     
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    I think man thinks he is more important than he actually is.
    I believe in life and death,compost and recycling and dont mind hearing a little entertaining fiction if it doesn't hurt anyone.
    Unfortunately most fiction does.
     

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