I need help explaining spirituality

[Angela Mays]

Hello everyone. I am working on starting an IOP program for where I work. An aspect that I plan to use is discussing the difference between spirituality and religion. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about delivering this message?

[hazephase]

You can start with talking about the ways in which all the religions talk about the same thing . Then you can go to why it is important to have a spiritual life . You can also go to other web sites where you can get usefully info on these topicshttp://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/

[attagirl]

Well since thos two topics are two very different things, You might want to consider giving the definition of each word and then relating to each word in different ways.

[jr_sci]

Yes, you should try to relate and approach both the words in two different ways. One is what we follow and one is what we create.

[LW75]

Many people who have a sense of spirituality do not belong to a religion.

Spirituality is a having a sense/belief that there is, or may be, "something bigger" than the universe. People with a strong sense of spirituality may or may not believe the name of that "something bigger" is "God", but because their spirituality is tied to a belief that some form of God exists, even though they may believe God could be a force, a thinking force, or some other entity other than being the "bearded man in the sky".

People with a very well developed sense of spirituality may prefer not to join a religion because their strong sense of spirituality makes them feel connected to this "something bigger" - and they may not want a "middle man", in the form of a religion or its leaders, attempting to get between them and their God/force and presuming to define what they should believe or do or else tell them what this God/force wants people to do.

Organized religions serve many purposes. Their first purpose is to tell people what they believe is right and wrong. Some tell people that God or some other "something bigger" has instructed people to do certain things. They generally operate from earlier writings of someone who wrote the rules. They often use items or daily routines as a way to remind people to take time of during their day and think about their God and their life. Religions offer the chance for people to get together and worship together, which is often seen a n positive practice in a society that may otherwise not think much about God.

Religions often serve the purpose of offering a way for members to work together to try to "do God's work" in this world.

Religions are organizations. They set up the rules and tell people what they should believe and how they should behave. Spirituality is something within people who have a sense of that, whether or not they belong to a religion. Spirituality causes people to seek answers, but it is also acts as a guide for the way they live their life.

Spirituality comes from within. Religion is an external thing, although some people who accept one religion or another will make it a part of themselves. Some people have just spirituality. Some have both that and religion. Some have only religion and have nothing that has come from within.

[Rohitpatel]

Many people who have a sense of spirituality do not belong to a religion.

Spirituality is a having a sense/belief that there is, or may be, "something bigger" than the universe. People with a strong sense of spirituality may or may not believe the name of that "something bigger" is "God", but because their spirituality is tied to a belief that some form of God exists, even though they may believe God could be a force, a thinking force, or some other entity other than being the "bearded man in the sky".

People with a very well developed sense of spirituality may prefer not to join a religion because their strong sense of spirituality makes them feel connected to this "something bigger" - and they may not want a "middle man", in the form of a religion or its leaders, attempting to get between them and their God/force and presuming to define what they should believe or do or else tell them what this God/force wants people to do.

Organized religions serve many purposes. Their first purpose is to tell people what they believe is right and wrong. Some tell people that God or some other "something bigger" has instructed people to do certain things. They generally operate from earlier writings of someone who wrote the rules. They often use items or daily routines as a way to remind people to take time of during their day and think about their God and their life. Religions offer the chance for people to get together and worship together, which is often seen a n positive practice in a society that may otherwise not think much about God.

Religions often serve the purpose of offering a way for members to work together to try to "do God's work" in this world.

Religions are organizations. They set up the rules and tell people what they should believe and how they should behave. Spirituality is something within people who have a sense of that, whether or not they belong to a religion. Spirituality causes people to seek answers, but it is also acts as a guide for the way they live their life.

Spirituality comes from within. Religion is an external thing, although some people who accept one religion or another will make it a part of themselves. Some people have just spirituality. Some have both that and religion. Some have only religion and have nothing that has come from within.
Excllent information for me it will clear my points well because in past I can't able to make any difference between spirituality and religion but now I can able to do same.

[Ronaldo]

As I have written in an other post that "Religion is just a prelaid concept and principles. Whereas spirituality is a practise of your own."

This is surely a pure difference between the two