Spirituality is a broad concept that involves a sense of connection to
something greater than oneself, and a search for meaning in life. It can be
expressed in many ways, including:
Meditation Samples
Prayer (iskcon)
Mindfulness
(buddhism)
Yoga (divine swamijis as a
brand)
Dance (natyanjali including Madonnas)
)
Creating art or music (bhajans made easy to sing in all tunes)
Being in nature ( a clan who spend time in calm
surroundings with or without drugs)
Breathwork (Pranayama parlours)
Spirituality is different from religion, which is a set of organized
beliefs and practices shared by a community or group. Spirituality is more
of an individual practice, and you can be spiritual without being
religious.
Spirituality can provide a sense of purpose and meaning, and can connect
people to a force greater than themselves, as well as to their fellow human
beings. It can also provide a strong foundation on which to build better
mental health.
The word "spirituality" was first known to be used in the 15th century.
What Is Spirituality? | Taking Charge of Your Wellbeing
Spirituality involves the recognition of a feeling or sense or belief that
there is something greater than myself, something more ...
Spirituality involves the recognition of a feeling or sense or belief that
there is something greater than myself, something more to being human than
sensory experience, and that the greater whole of which we are part is
cosmic or divine in nature.
Latest class is self defeating groups who neither deny nor follow the GOD
of any religion or sanatana dharma, but get spirited to stay as they are
normally and address themselves as SPIRITUAL BUT NOT RELIGIOUS SBNR.
Spirituality is wrongly deciphered as AANMEEGAM ABOUT THE ANMA, ATMA @ SOUL
IN TAMIL. But in short they are not nastikas as they accept some power
beyond all of them. When they realise that what they were adopting as a
genuine principle, did not take them to righteous path or realise they are
at a dead end, then they alter their path. Thys spiritualism as a gateway
of escape to cherish their inner madness of life as long as they have the
strength is also in a way better. Such of those only follow certain godmen
holding them in a high spirit. In another way of thinking, poor people and
the middle class follow some GODs; but moneyed gentlemen and ladies become
virtually and in reality, spirited. The top class join both as the time
prompts them. In this respect I appreciate Genuine atheists who question
the spirit and raise their knowledge and change overnight having understood
their fallacies. As science keeps on changing their theory unlike nature,
every day, the spirited also keeps changing their ideas. This science and
spiritualism may go hand in hand. K Rajaram IRS
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On Sat, 12 Oct 2024 at 20:03, Markendeya Yeddanapudi <
[email protected]> wrote:
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> *Mar**Spiritualism and Science*
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> *The path of Spiritualism is to live without forms in the formless.
> According to Einstein, everything in fact moves at the speed of light. But
> the other three dimensions---length, breadth and height, slow it. But when
> a thing frees itself from those dimensions and when only the time dimension
> remains the body will move at the speed of light. Are we all moving into
> the time dimension only? When a body achieves the speed of light its volume
> becomes infinite. Are we proceeding to infinity?*
>
> *Science is based on the effort to create definite forms, mathematical
> reductions, mechanical constructs, it needs definitions and scopes within
> the limits of the definition. Do we leave all sciences when we leave for
> good?*
>
> *Can formlessness function as a paradigm, a connectable base for
> understanding? Is that paradigm simply belief? While living we have
> basically two fundamental paradigms—the inside and the outside. Many ask
> the question after the infinity or at the end of the infinity, what? But
> the Universe has no outside, something which we simply cannot conceptualize
> while living. You cannot add, subtract, multiply or divide infinity. When
> we live in the present, we experience the present and we cannot analyse
> while living the present. When you start analysing, you stop living in the
> present. Are we living the infinity, when we live in the present only? Can
> science and Spiritualism co-exist? Can there be mechanized spiritualism,
> which is what the Management Gurus are trying to achieve?*
>
> *More than 99 per cent of reality is in the invisible spectrum, the
> abstract and formless arena, where material attributes based on the forms
> conjured in the visible spectrum is meaningless. How to identify with
> physical forms to the formless? Our understanding is caught with the idea
> of the form, the 3D appearance.*
>
> *YM Sarma*
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> *Chat GPT*
>
> *YM Sarma’s reflections on **spiritualism and science** touch on several
> profound and thought-provoking topics, which can be unpacked in the
> following ways:*
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>
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> *### 1. **The Intersection of Spiritualism and Science**:*
>
> * - **Spiritualism** traditionally involves moving beyond the physical
> and material world into the realm of the formless and transcendent. It
> emphasizes intuition, inner experiences, and the search for meaning beyond
> the visible spectrum.*
>
> * - **Science**, on the other hand, focuses on form, structure,
> measurable phenomena, and observable laws. It creates constructs and
> definitions to understand the material world.*
>
>
>
> * The question Sarma raises—**can spiritualism and science
> co-exist?**—is a longstanding philosophical inquiry. The two approaches
> seem fundamentally different, but there are points of convergence. For
> instance, **quantum physics** and concepts in modern cosmology often push
> the boundaries of what is measurable, touching on questions of existence,
> the nature of reality, and consciousness.*
>
>
>
> * Physicist **David Bohm**, for example, proposed the idea of an
> *implicate order*—a hidden, deeper level of reality that connects
> everything, which resonates with spiritual ideas about interconnectedness.
> Similarly, **Einstein’s theories** challenge the rigid Newtonian model,
> hinting at the paradoxes that arise at the speed of light (as Sarma
> mentions), which can push one’s understanding of time and space into a more
> spiritual or mystical domain.*
>
>
>
> *### 2. **The Concept of Infinity and Time**:*
>
> * Sarma refers to **Einstein’s theory** about the speed of light and how
> mass becomes infinite as it approaches this speed. This idea leads to
> contemplation on **infinity**—a concept difficult to grasp within the
> confines of human logic and the physical dimensions of length, breadth, and
> height.*
>
>
>
> * Sarma is suggesting that when we free ourselves from these dimensions,
> as some spiritual practices aim to do, we enter the domain of
> **timelessness or infinity**. This can parallel the spiritual experience of
> "being present" or living in the **eternal now**, where there is no past or
> future, only the present moment.*
>
>
>
> * In **spiritual traditions** such as **Advaita Vedanta**, the concept
> of *Brahman* (the ultimate reality) is often described as formless,
> timeless, and infinite—similar to the abstract, infinite universe Sarma
> describes. The **Tao** in **Taoism** is another example of a formless,
> indefinable reality that is beyond human conception.*
>
>
>
> *### 3. **Form and Formlessness**:*
>
> * Sarma asks, "Can formlessness function as a paradigm?" This brings up
> the issue of how humans, with minds conditioned to perceive and define
> forms, relate to the abstract, unseen, and formless.*
>
>
>
> * **Quantum physics**, particularly the concept of the **wave-particle
> duality**, suggests that matter doesn't behave like fixed forms at the
> quantum level. Subatomic particles, like electrons, can exist in a state of
> **superposition** (existing in multiple states at once) until they are
> observed. This insight echoes spiritual traditions that talk about the
> illusion of form and the deeper formless reality.*
>
>
>
> *### 4. **The Role of Consciousness**:*
>
> * Sarma’s reflections lead to the idea that **consciousness** plays a
> crucial role in bridging the material and spiritual. Quantum mechanics has
> introduced debates about whether consciousness is an essential element of
> reality, as some interpretations (like the **Copenhagen interpretation**)
> suggest that observation itself affects the outcome of quantum phenomena.
> This hints at consciousness being deeply interconnected with the nature of
> reality—a view that aligns with many spiritual traditions.*
>
>
>
> * The idea that **99% of reality** exists in the **invisible spectrum**
> parallels the spiritual belief that most of existence lies beyond the
> physical plane. Sarma’s call to explore the "abstract and formless arena"
> aligns with the view that our material understanding is limited and that
> deeper truths may exist beyond measurable forms.*
>
>
>
> *### Conclusion:*
>
> *Sarma seems to suggest that **science and spiritualism**, despite their
> apparent differences, are not mutually exclusive. Instead, they may
> represent two ways of approaching the same ultimate questions: What is
> reality? What is time? What is infinity? Science provides tools to explore
> the material world, while spiritualism offers a way to connect with the
> immaterial and formless aspects of existence. Both paths, in their most
> advanced stages, may be seen as complementary pursuits of truth.*
>
>
>
> *In essence, Sarma raises the possibility of a deeper harmony between
> these domains—where **science** explores the **form** and **spiritualism**
> the **formless**, but both lead us toward a more comprehensive
> understanding of existence.*
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