What is spirituality? Intro, Benefit, Example And Quotes 2022

Hello guys, I hope you all are well in the corona pandemic. Today we discuss spirituality.

Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another.                                                               -Buddha

Introduction:-

This question is very complicated for all of us. Everyone wants to know the real meaning of spirituality. 

The definition of spirituality can be different for everyone. Everyone has a different perspective of looking at spirituality.

Some people call godly devotion spirituality. For some only emotion is spirituality and some consider it as their religious spirituality.

Spirituality is a very detailed subject:-
Spirituality cannot be associated with worship devotion. We try to tell you, what exactly is spirituality.

Meaning:-

Spirituality means knowing the inner conscious, meditating, and observing. It means knowing about oneself or being self-aware. In the eighth chapter of the Gita. the spirit is called spirituality.

Definition:-

Spirituality according to the Cambridge dictionary:- 

The quality involves deep feelings and beliefs of a religious nature, rather than the physical parts of life. 

The Oxford dictionary says:- 

Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.

Collins dictionary says:- 

Spiritual means relating to people's thoughts and beliefs, rather than to their bodies and physical surroundings.

Difference between spirituality and religion:-

Spirituality is a very difficult subject. It is very complicated to know what spirituality is. Many people associated spirituality with religion. while spirituality and religion are completely different from each other.

Spirituality is related to people's beliefs, and thoughts, not people's external bodies. Spirituality is assumed as Spirit in the Bhagavad-Gita (holy book of Indians). This means that to know oneself is spirituality.

Everyone understands spirituality according to their point of view. Spirituality for someone is worship, charity for someone, and service for someone is spirituality.

On the other hand, religion is a practice formed by a different culture. Every culture has different customs. Muslim people believe in the Quran. Indian people believe in Bhagavad-Gita. Christians believe in the Bible. Similarly, each person has his religion. which he learns from his ancestors and follows in his life and this is called religion.

Benefits of spirituality:-

During the Corona epidemic. people are becoming aware of spirituality. Spirituality brings positive changes in our lives and with this, we can make our life very good. With this, we can control our minds and fulfill our dreams. There is a lot of stress in today's life. Spirituality is very helpful. There is nothing wrong with adopting spirituality. It is very helpful in making life better for all.

Spirituality is very useful for our mental health, improving concentration, reducing stress, improving depression, improving relationships, increasing immunity, and improving blood circulation.

By adopting spirituality we feel positive changes in our lives mentally and physically.

Quotes related to spirituality 2021:-

1. If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key. —Buddha

2. Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. —Denis Waitley

3. The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it.  ―Henri J.M. Nouwen

4. You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, and none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your soul. —Swami Vivekananda

5. Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. —Ludwig van Beethoven

6. Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. —Franklin D. Roosevelt

7. Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect on your face. —Dolores del Rio

8. You can’t have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation. —Cory Booker

9. Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey. —Henri Nouwen

10. The soul is the central point of spiritual discipline. —Mahavira

11. The spiritual life is not a life before, after, or beyond our everyday existence. No, the spiritual life can only be real when it is lived amid the pains and joys of the here and now. —Henri Nouwen

12. Big-heartedness is the most essential virtue on the spiritual journey. —Matthew Fox

13. Be guided by Spirit and not driven by ego. —Unknown

14. We are not human beings trying to be spiritual. We are spiritual beings trying to be human. —Jacquelyn Small

15. You can read books without ever stepping into a library, and practice spirituality without ever going to a temple. —Anthony de Mello 

16. On the spiritual path, all the dreck and misery is transformed, maybe not that same day, but still transformed into spiritual fuel or insight. —Anne Lamott 

17. It is in our wild nature that we best recover from our un-nature, our spirituality. —Friedrich Nietzsche

18. Most importantly, the meaning of spirituality lays the seeds for our destiny and the path we must follow. —Dennis Banks

19. You do not need to work to become spiritual. You are spiritual; you need only to remember that fact. Spirit is within you. God is within you. —Julia Cameron

20. Spirituality is not about being fixed; it is about God being present in the mess of our unfixedness. —Michael Yaconelli

21. Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go. —Oriah Mountain Dreamer

22. The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquillity. —Swami Sivananda

23. Being spiritual has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do with your state of consciousness. —Eckhart Tolle

24. We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.  —Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

An example related to spirituality:-

Spirit's union with God is called spirituality.

Vocabulary is related to spirituality:-

Faith, courage, strength, humility, transformation, etc.

Synonyms of spirituality:-

Divine, metaphysical, devotional, intangible, ethereal, other-worldly. 

Antonyms of spirituality:-

Irreligious, massive, natural, irreverent, discernible, noticeable, observable, solid, visible, earthly, heavy, worldly, bodily, sensible, animal, irreligious, massive, natural, irreverent, discernible, noticeable, observable.

Conclusion:-

From this article, If you believe in God. then, you can understand the true meaning of spirituality. Spiritual knowledge is very essential for all human beings. It gives you positive vibes and leads you to connect with God and brings peace to your life.