Spirituality

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Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it is a universal human experience—something that touches us all. People may describe a spiritual experience as sacred or transcendent or simply a deep sense of aliveness and interconnectedness.

Some may find that their spiritual life is intricately linked to their association with a church, temple, mosque, or synagogue. Others may pray or find comfort in a personal relationship with God or a higher power. Still others seek meaning through their connections to nature or art. Like your sense of purpose, your personal definition of spirituality may change throughout your life, adapting to your own experiences and relationships.

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I gotta be with the body (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 day ago by bsit@sopuli.xyz to c/spirituality@beehaw.org

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We've become so used to just roughly using something until it breaks and then just buying a new one. If there's a hole in the sock, into the trash it goes. We don't look at the laundry label. We don't fix things when they break. And we treat the body the same way. We take it to the doctor and get some pills to compensate for all the ways we don't care for it. We can't buy a new one. I frequently take pain pills to cover up the pain in my knees that could go away if I used my knees more. I don't numb the pain in my back; I want it to remind me to move. I will eventually need some heart medication to bandaid my desire for salty and fatty food.

However I am more aware of my body. If I feel my resting heart rate is starting to creep up, I better start doing more cardio. Never sit down to put on socks, balance instead. Get on the floor and get up. Focusing on being present with the body and I suddenly don't feel like eating too much. I feel more alive. Stopping. Checking in with myself. What are the needs of the body? Suppose I want to save the world. Suppose I want to feed my kid. Suppose I want to sit down for a meditation. How to do any of that if my body is broken?

It's not about a "should". It's not about being more virtuous. It's just moving the priority closer to the foundation of one's life. Why would you try to build a life on uncertainties. Why not find out what is most true, care for what is true, and then expand out. Take care of what has been given to your care.

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[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Take care of you self of course. What you're talking of is the physical though. Spirituality is still important. I lift weights to help my physical being. I go to church to support my mental and spiritual well being. The two are not interchangeable.

[–] bsit@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The two are inseparable and intertwined. It's missing that point that keeps causing so much trouble. If you are reading this, there IS a body that has been given to your care.

The body is the temple. There's very good reasons to why ancient tantra practitioners came up with that teaching. Everything that goes into the body is an offering to that which matters most. Every movement is a celebration of it. It is that orientation to the body that makes spirituality more centered to my life, not something I compartmentalize to "do" at 8am on my cushion.

[–] bsit@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

(Even if it's the temple of Dionysus, what if every drink was regarded as a divine offering instead of just something to dull oneself with)