What Is Spirituality?
Spirituality is a broad term that can be defined differently by different people. It can involve belief in a higher form of intelligence or Consciousness that runs the universe, a sense of oneness with humanity and nature, and feelings of inner peace, beauty, and mystery. It also varies in how it is expressed. Some examples include prayer, meditation, or yoga practice; reading religious texts, or absorbing their teachings through the heart and soul; and doing acts of service.
Spiritual perception and religious practices can provide comfort and strength during life’s transitions or crises. They can also contribute to well-being by promoting self-esteem, forgiveness, confidence, purpose, and hope.
A spiritual experience can be something as simple as feeling connected to a person, place, or event; being moved by music or poetry; or even just looking at a sunset. But most often, it refers to a feeling of inner peace and the sense that there is more to life than just our material reality.
If you search for “spirituality” on Google, you’ll get 3,000,000,000+ results in less than a second – a lot of voices, opinions, and beliefs all trying to answer the same question. The fact that there is so much variety in the definitions of spirituality shows how difficult it can be to define and understand this concept. So, how do we know if what we’re experiencing is actually spiritual? First, it needs to feel real to us. If it doesn’t, we should throw it out.