What does it mean to be spiritual?

[Tino]

I should explain. About a month ago, when my Psych of Religion class was first starting to meet, we talked about spirituality and what it means to be spiritual. We got about as many answers as we had students. I'm just interested in running the discussion again. :3

Annik,

I'll bet that class was equally hilarious and frustrating. I've asked many people what they mean when they say "I'm spiritual" and I consistently find a smug superiority built into every answer, along the lines of "I'm an enlightened, connected to the world, with a higher-level of awareness kind of person" while rest of us are knuckle-dragging trogs who mindlessly rotate from our stalls to our yokes to our food troughs day after day. It's often couched in flowery language ala a 60s acid-trip or a new-age Deepak Chopra or "The Secret" type speak. But it boils down to the same message. I think it is also often used as a mid-point for those who have realized there is no god but are not yet ready to admit it to themselves or others.