I think a lot of very insightful things have been said here. I've been talking about this stuff with my therapist lately, as I feel like developing my sense of spirituality is important to the work I'm doing right now.
Perna's statement rings very true for me.
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Sometimes religions try to dictate and control what is spiritual but spirtuality is beyond any "group," is a function of the Self, like feeling.
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I also like what Rap said. I agree that spirituality is, in part, how you feel. I agree that religion is what you do. I think there's more to spirituality that just what you feel, though.
To me, religion is dogma. It's a group of people organized around a set of rituals and/or doctrines that dictate how they should behave, what they should believe, etc. I think it can be a very positive thing for some people, and give them a sense of structure, connectedness, and focus that they might not otherwise have. And for others, maybe it just helps them find a form or expression for what's already inside and gives them a forum for sharing and connecting with it.
I think that spirituality can be part of that, but can also be independent of it. It has to do with your experience of yourself.... and of the universe. And I also think it's how you Live when you're really Yourself. How you connect. I think of it like this... To me, a "spirit" is the essence of who we are, at our core and in our most honest state (does that make sense?). Without pretenses, without trying to "be" or "change" anything at all, without judgement, without fear... just us. I think we're our spirits even when we die, it's separate from our bodies and life. And it's what defines us in the center of us. I think that lots of things in life, including religion sometimes, affect us in such ways that we can be somewhat disconnected from our sense of spirit and live out of parts of us that are more artificial, or more conformed to what is around us.
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It is possible to be spiritual but not religious. This would be someone who believes in God, or believes in something, and has spiritual feelings, but those feelings may be unorganized or unexpressed.
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I completely disagree that your feelings are unorganized or unexpressed if you're not religious.
I consider myself non-religious. In fact, I think I'm the OPPOSITE of religious, if there's such a thing! lol! I grew up a Mormon, but had my name officially removed from their roles this year (yay for me

).... but I do have some very specific beliefs that are very important to me. I just don't belong to a group of people who agree with my beliefs, or create ritual around them. I borrow a little bit from my Mormon heritage, a little bit from my Native American heritage, a little bit from Kundalini yoga, a little bit from just very wise and spiritual people in my life that I admire... whatever. I think my belief is that there is truth in everything, and you should follow whatever makes you feel Alive, Spiritual, and good. It might sound cheesy, but I look for things that make my spirit and my heart feel like it's glowing.
I am expressing my spirituality when I sing, when I draw, when I say I love you to someone... I'm being spiritual when I cry, when I laugh, when I hold my cat, even when I breathe.
It is organized around my own internal sense of order, and organization. It's expressed constantly, particularly when I find myself dropping inhibitions and just being.
Spirituality can be organized, practiced, expressed, and lived out without the need for religion.
Thank you for asking this, EV!

I have that glowy feeling...