Define Spirituality

The definition of spirituality is more than what the dictionary suggests. The Random House Dictionary defines spirituality as "the quality or fact of being spiritual". (There are a few other meanings - see the rest here.)

Okay, cool! But don't you love it when a dictionary defines a word with another word you have to look up in order to understand the definition? The definition of "spiritual" is "of or pertaining to the spirit or soul, as distinguished from the physical nature". (Reference)

Here we go again! So what is this "spirit" the dictionary talks about? Spirit is defined as . . . "the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul." (Reference)

I don't mean to disparage religion. Many people learn spirituality through their religions. However spirituality is beyond the rules and dogmas of any religion.

Spirituality is a universal human experience of divinity, of nearness to the Source of Spirit. Religions can be the ladder through which we ascend into spirituality. My opinion is that most religions are created for this purpose then later become obscured with rules, traditions, dogmas, and rigidity.

Spirituality is amazingly individualistic. It is there for all of us to awaken to... like the sunshine at dawn. Everyone is welcome; nobody is excluded except by their own decision to remain in darkness.