The journey within
In philosophy there are as many explanations of spirituality as there are atoms in the universe, so to try and distil it down to one definition is an impossible task.
Spirituality has an almost etheric religious connotation to it, and for many may or may not include a God. Many people just believe it means listening to their inner souls via candle meditation or yoga.
Moving past the physical body
Spirituality makes someone go inwards past the physical body and into the very spirit that is themselves. The spirit is outside time and is eternal - it makes an excellent source of wisdom for everyday life. One day our physical bodies will die, but our spirit will live on within the greater universe.
You can practice accessing the spirit with others in a community or all by yourself. Later this year I hope to attend an Ashram yoga school in Indian to learn how to become a yoga teacher and to learn how to fast properly - hello to @virtualgrowth if your reading this. All this work within is called inner growth.
The facets of spirituality are many and include:
- Developing a personal philosophy for life.
- Developing the access to the inner soul at anytime day or night.
- Helping to aid our deeper relationships with others.
- Aiding a values and moral system that becomes the very compass for our lives
- Aiding forgiveness to those that need it, and helping them on their spiritual journey.
These facets will ultimately decide the overall quality of life that we experience. Many of these can be developed with interacting on Steemit with other spiritually minded Steemians. My own soul has learnt much on here. The race to become the kindest and most compassionate people that we can possibly be goes onwards ....
Love to all Steemian spirits, and Steem on!