Spirituality can be good or bad and is defined as simply the awareness of that which is not usually detected by yours eyes, smell, touch.

It may need some thinking about in order to overstand.

You will see it doesnt have to involve religion. This involves a high level of awareness that your preacher cant or dont want to understand.

True the same way not everyone who cleans his teeth is health conscious some do it merely because they love the taste of toothpaste.

Spirituality is means to an end it is notthe end. Whatever it is that you worship you can use spirituality to attain your goal - possibly. Whether that goal is benefitial orworh itis another issue.Though it is possible to accidently get that whichis benefitial depending on how lucky you are.

Opposite alsoworksnot everyone who is health conscious cleans his teeth properly this could be attributed to lazyness.

So talking about spirituality or knowledge about spiritualitydoes not make you spiritual it is the living of spiritual life that makes you spiritual. Some doctors are most knowledgeable about human health yet some of them are very sick. So knowledge about health and being healthy are far apart.

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rammcsnake wrote:

The extra-sensory perception (i.e. spirituality)that isextended to those who follow in theways of the Supreme God's truth is known by some as "Christ-Consciousness".



Check out this bible code in relation to religion which is interesting: http://exodus2006.com/Vrej/religions.htm

I know what most people mean by spirituality but I've always seen the spirit as "life" or the life-force itself contained in all living things.....separate from the actual SOUL of men and animals which are their essence and concious self.

No onr said spirituality is a religion in itself. Religions such as islam have many aspects within them mathematical, political, medicinal, astronomical, social order, personal hygiene, and spirituality. Spirituality is an aspect of religion which has been pursued by some muslimwho becase interested in it, same way other muslims pursued atronomy and medicine or accountancy.

Muslims are not pursuing spirituality for its sake (they can do that without Islam) spirituality is merely a means to an end. The real Goal is Allah to be in good relatinship with HIm because this is where fulfillment is.

Spirituality is merely a discipline of disciplining your self/spirit for it to be able to perceive things which can be found beyond the world of 5 senses. Buddhists do this,monastery monks do this, kabala jews do this, and some ordinary people do this too.

Same way you can discipline your body to be able to run a marathon. Buddhists do

rammcsnake wrote:

A persons intentions should be able to rise above religion as much as they can. There is man made religion and true religions. Man made religions were made to deceive and stop people from growing spirituality. True religions are universal laws as they apply to humans for the developement of discipline, right knowledge, and wisdom.

People will say with all this discipline shouldnt you be having some fun in your life.

Thats the whole point of it to be able to have infinite fun if you will. In other words to allways be peace within you. That starts with discipline and knowledge. Discipline is not a bad word. It really doesnt have to do anything with joining the army. LOL

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful...the Best Knower.

Salaam (Peace) to all.

Spirituality => Spirit - ual - ity

Spirit- : the vital principle or animating force within living things.

-ual- : of, relating to, or characterized by

-ity : quality, state, or degree


Spirituality = the quality, state or degree to which one's existence is characterized by, or is an exemplification of, the vital principle or animating force within living things.

Since all living things have INTELLIGENCE, we could say that this "vital principle" is DIVINE INTELLIGENCE...or PURE INTELLIGENCE.

So then we could say that "Spirituality" refers to the quality, state or degree to which one's active existence is characterized by, or is an exemplification of, the DIVINE INTELLIGENCE which is responsible for the Supreme Order of the Universe.

If I take this definition, which I do...lol, then for me, Oneness with Allah (God) is the HEIGHT of "Spirituality"...or the GOAL of Spirituality.

"RELIGION", therefore, is intended to help man develop Spirituality; and Spirituality, in turn, is the Path to Realization of, and Oneness with, God.

In my view, this is a natural and necessary process.

RM