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In this article, we’ll explore how spirituality can help us comprehend the meaning of life. Through various practices, community engagement, and personal stories, we’ll uncover how this journey can lead to profound inner peace and fulfillment.
The philosophical task is to deduce the necessary features of life from the formal characteristic of self-maintenance. What is at stake is the very idea of life–all the way from the most elementary forms of natural life to the most elevated forms of spiritual life. The first feature we can deduce is that life must be inherently finite.
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In my view, coming to know yourself is an essential aspect of the spiritual life because the more we know ourselves the more accurate our perceptions will be of everything else. Conversely, the less we know about ourselves, the more distorted our perceptions will be and the less able we will be to live into our fullest potential because we’ll be im...
So knowing yourself is helpful. Fine. But the obvious question is: How do we do it? How do we cultivate self-knowledge? There are probably as many ways as there are people, and in the end I think each of us has to discover and develop what works best for us. I’ll share with you some of the ways I do it. I’m sure you can guess the first: meditation....
I suspect many of us think of our spiritual life as the time that we set apart from our daily activities to focus on our spirituality, the time we spend sitting on the meditation cushion, or in the pew. But I see the spiritual life as a life that is centered in spiritual awareness, and the time on the cushion or in the pew is just the beginning. Th...
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Jan 10, 2024 · Explore a diverse range of thought-provoking spiritual essay topics and examples to ignite your curiosity and inspire deep reflection on life's existential questions.
Mar 20, 2024 · Whether through existential introspection, spiritual contemplation, or the pursuit of personal fulfillment, individuals have the capacity to create their own meaning and purpose in life.
This essay discusses the meaning of embodied spirituality—based on the integration of all human attributes, including the body and sexuality—and contrasts it with the disembodied spirituality—based on dissociation and/or sublimation—prevailing in human religious history.
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All approaches to spirituality as a way of life include some understanding of human development in childhood, adulthood, and education. Alongside this is the need for transformation from ‘inauthentic’ to ’authentic’. Spirituality is closely related to ethics and how to live a virtuous life.
