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Being human beings, we live at several planes if intellectual and emotional planes. Some of us are at very primitive levels where desires and attachments of the body take the highest precedence. “Eat, drink and marry, for tomorrow we die” is the fundamental concept for them.
Such people don’t think beyond today, and life is the golden chance of enjoyment for them. We can call them highly practical and materialistic people.
There is another extreme of the spectrum where people think about the eternity of life. They feel that the good deeds come with you and bad deeds go with you. It is an endless journey where the approach should be to lift you higher in the spiritual planes.
Such people give utmost importance to the spiritual things, and materialistic things have no or very little meaning for them.
Well, most of us get misguided with the terms “religious” and “spiritual”. The concepts are so intermingled that people consider a hardcore follower of religion a spiritual person.
In fact, there is no connection between both. Before going into depth, let’s understand the definitions first
Religion is an institution which imposes a certain set of rules to exert control or to instill moral values. People following a certain religion are supposed to follow the instructions and behave in the set pattern.
Spirituality, on the other hand, gets birth in mind and it gets developed in an individual fashion. It is a path chosen by an individual where the set of rules is self-defined. Spirituality is a completely personal affair.
Religion may have hundreds of variations; spiritual concepts are not diversified.
Religion may or may not follow the rules, traditions, and rituals. It is quite formal. Spirituality is free from rituals or dogmas.
Religion may take away the awareness whereas spirituality always brings awareness.
For understanding religious concepts, you need guidance from others. Spiritual concepts are your own, very personal.
In religion, you have less room for asking questions whereas in spirituality you ask a question to yourself. For deeds, actions and consequences; you are responsible.
Religion sometimes becomes rigid and imposing whereas spirituality is always liberal and open.
You were born in a family that follows a certain way of life called a religion. Spirituality you develop with the course of life.
READ MORE: Why do we need to be Spiritual?
Yes, it is quite a puzzling question. Whether you should become religious or spiritual? Well, the answer is simple. One has to be spiritually religious. It means you should follow the customs and traditions of your respective religion. However, try to elevate the thinking process perpetually.
By Needhi Gandhi
May 03, 2017
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Being human beings, we live at several planes if intellectual and emotional planes. Some of us are at very primitive levels where desires and attachments of the body take the highest precedence. “Eat, drink and marry, for tomorrow we die” is the fundamental concept for them.
Such people don’t think beyond today, and life is the golden chance of enjoyment for them. We can call them highly practical and materialistic people.
There is another extreme of the spectrum where people think about the eternity of life. They feel that the good deeds come with you and bad deeds go with you. It is an endless journey where the approach should be to lift you higher in the spiritual planes.
Such people give utmost importance to the spiritual things, and materialistic things have no or very little meaning for them.
Well, most of us get misguided with the terms “religious” and “spiritual”. The concepts are so intermingled that people consider a hardcore follower of religion a spiritual person.
In fact, there is no connection between both. Before going into depth, let’s understand the definitions first
Religion is an institution which imposes a certain set of rules to exert control or to instill moral values. People following a certain religion are supposed to follow the instructions and behave in the set pattern.
Spirituality, on the other hand, gets birth in mind and it gets developed in an individual fashion. It is a path chosen by an individual where the set of rules is self-defined. Spirituality is a completely personal affair.
Religion may have hundreds of variations; spiritual concepts are not diversified.
Religion may or may not follow the rules, traditions, and rituals. It is quite formal. Spirituality is free from rituals or dogmas.
Religion may take away the awareness whereas spirituality always brings awareness.
For understanding religious concepts, you need guidance from others. Spiritual concepts are your own, very personal.
In religion, you have less room for asking questions whereas in spirituality you ask a question to yourself. For deeds, actions and consequences; you are responsible.
Religion sometimes becomes rigid and imposing whereas spirituality is always liberal and open.
You were born in a family that follows a certain way of life called a religion. Spirituality you develop with the course of life.
READ MORE: Why do we need to be Spiritual?
Yes, it is quite a puzzling question. Whether you should become religious or spiritual? Well, the answer is simple. One has to be spiritually religious. It means you should follow the customs and traditions of your respective religion. However, try to elevate the thinking process perpetually.
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