I have felt a sense of awe, I have felt a sense of smallness in the universe, I have felt a sense of connection. Staring at a starscape, or across a vast landscape, being in a still and quiet serene moment of zen.
Nothing I have experienced have I classified as a spiritual experience, and I certainly won’t allow organised religion to prostitute my sense of wonder for their own ends.
Spirituality is, at least, very open to interpretation and could mean a different thing to every person. The feeling of looking out from a hill across a rolling landscape, feeling a wave of calm and appreciation of the experience, could be considered a spiritual moment.
That minority is growing. Many people are turning away from organized religion, but seeking other means of engaging that part of themselves. this video is from a religious scholar on this phenomena. He has another, more recent and relevant one on the subject somewhere but for the life of me I can’t find it. His whole channel would probably interest you
I have felt a sense of awe, I have felt a sense of smallness in the universe, I have felt a sense of connection. Staring at a starscape, or across a vast landscape, being in a still and quiet serene moment of zen.
Nothing I have experienced have I classified as a spiritual experience, and I certainly won’t allow organised religion to prostitute my sense of wonder for their own ends.
I think I am in what seems to be a small minority of people who are anti-organized religion but pro-spirituality.
Spirituality is, at least, very open to interpretation and could mean a different thing to every person. The feeling of looking out from a hill across a rolling landscape, feeling a wave of calm and appreciation of the experience, could be considered a spiritual moment.
That minority is growing. Many people are turning away from organized religion, but seeking other means of engaging that part of themselves. this video is from a religious scholar on this phenomena. He has another, more recent and relevant one on the subject somewhere but for the life of me I can’t find it. His whole channel would probably interest you