Friday 14 June 2013

The Basics About The Definition Of Spirituality

By Grace Daniels


The definition of spirituality is variant to different people and the connotations may not be the same to a whole lot of people who term themselves as believers or fanatics for a certain religion or cult. One aspect of definitions of spirituality has been defined as an ability to discern between good and evil. For instance, when one is faced between situations that are corrupt, he or she has the capability and is enabled by the divine power to go against the current of evil thereby turning the situation into a positive situation.

There other definitions whereby they state that being spiritual are an act or an experience whereby you get in contact with the high power or the divine. If you happen to be in a religion, then you can surely relate to a religious experience that enabled you to be in a state of being transcended notion and meditating on the presence of the divine nature. You may also cause yourself to revere the divine presence.

Another basic understanding that should be attached to this is that human beings are not only species that are made of matter on earth, but also realize that there is something immaterial and supernatural that they are composed of. Human beings are composed of something that cannot be seen by the physical eyes, something that is invisible and cannot be comprehended by the human mind.

The exposed emotional response feelings are capabilities of enabling a human being to deal with tragic losses such as the death of a loved one, disappointment in someone that you loved or cared about or even when you encounter confiscation or loss of property. These emotional responses are highly significant. They enable us to actually meet needs affective for reconciliation and celebration.

According to Richard Dawkins, he specifically asserted in his book called Unweaving The Rainbow that human beings have an intrinsic appetite for things that are glorious and too wonderful. He asserts people have this insatiable appetite for trying to invoke the most positive expressions that are embedded deep in questions about existence. It has been noted by philosophers and spiritual teachers that cognitive context, has a huge play in invoking these states.

Cognitive context is basically whereby someone has some set of beliefs in himself or herself. The beliefs are about the world and of which the world and self can help in causing an inspiration to the spiritual response and thereby give a logical interpretation to it.The concept considers several questions.

When it comes to the spiritual response and its emotional content, they seem to be common in all forms of spirituality. These are acceptance, significance, connection, unity with the one on high. However, it should be noted that the spiritual backgrounds around the world are very distinct and vary a lot.

Everyone around the world has his or her own definition of spirituality, and there are myriad of religions around the world that have asserted their views and doctrines in regards to the things of the spirit. Basically the definition of spirituality is a heavy subject that needs a lot of sensitivity when handling it because we all have different connotations in regards to the things of the spirit.




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