What does it mean to be spiritual?

#1 08-12-2011, 07:37 PM

I always thought that to be "spiritual" described a path (within) rather then a belief, but then I heard the term "Spiritual Christians". So my question to you is: What does it mean in your opinion to be spiritual?

BlueSky · #2 08-12-2011, 07:41 PM

My take on what a "Spiritual Christian" would be is someone who is open to all scriptures/teachings/etc, including the bible. This hints to what I think being spiritual means....

Blessings, James

#3 08-12-2011, 07:51 PM

LOL you are only going to hint at the answer? So, to you being spiritual describes someone that is open to all views/beliefs?

BlueSky · #4 08-12-2011, 07:54 PM

lol
Kind of. I imagine that someone "spiritual" is not attached to what they find so are open to everything.
For me it also meant the incredible urge to seek and find answers that seemed to not be present in everyone.
I had no chioce but to walk this path.......lol

James

#5 08-12-2011, 08:09 PM

I like what you say about not being attached to what one finds, but don't you think people that are religious, metaphysical or new age also have an urge to seek and find answers?

OnAPath · #6 08-12-2011, 08:41 PM

I take spiritual to mean a belief or knowing that there is something more than us and the physical stuff surrounding us. Religion is different, in that yes, it's spiritual, but you are subscribing to the tenets set forth by that religion, allowing them to define what that something is.

If someone days they are spiritual christian, I would take that to mean they subscribe to the christian teachings, but are also open to the idea that there may be more than that. Things that weren't written down, or not clearly defined in christianity.

#7 08-12-2011, 09:23 PM

Spiritual to me means a way of seeing and understanding that is concerned with essences and energies rather than objects and events.

#8 08-12-2011, 10:09 PM

Spiritual to me means that you don't pigeonhole yourself away into a specific religion

Xan · #9 08-12-2011, 10:56 PM

In my view, being spiritual means waking up and recognizing yourself as a spirit being. You are spirit temporarily living through this body and mind.

“You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience.

You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience."

- Teilhard de Chardin

Xan

hybrid · #10 09-12-2011, 04:01 AM

spiritual - any thing that pertains to spirit.
so its all about spirit and how it relates to you in a relevant way.

now spirit is from the ancient word wind. to denote the invisibility of the moving air and yet can see its effect, like the waving leaves blown by the wind or its touch on your face.