What is Spirituality?
September 12, 2015 at 8:41 pm
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2015 at 8:42 pm by drfuzzy.
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I have been attempting to study the distinction between religion and spirituality. There haven't been all that many threads posted here about it recently. Spirituality is an American term, rarely found outside the US of A. It originated in the 1960's, part of the cultural revolt against established authority.
A generic definition might be a search for a sense of revelation, inspiration, and beauty apart from the constraints of god or church. - A search for enlightenment, or a search for "something sacred". I reject "sacred" and "Holy" as terms created by the church to mean "worthy of extreme respect and obedience". It's just another way to keep the sheeple in line.
I guess my question for the AF folks is: what's your take on Spirituality? Is it simply a normal human search for growth and wisdom, that some folks have clothed in quasi-religious terminology? Or is it a rebellion against established religion that still is based in a search for god?
A generic definition might be a search for a sense of revelation, inspiration, and beauty apart from the constraints of god or church. - A search for enlightenment, or a search for "something sacred". I reject "sacred" and "Holy" as terms created by the church to mean "worthy of extreme respect and obedience". It's just another way to keep the sheeple in line.
I guess my question for the AF folks is: what's your take on Spirituality? Is it simply a normal human search for growth and wisdom, that some folks have clothed in quasi-religious terminology? Or is it a rebellion against established religion that still is based in a search for god?
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
