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