what's the point of spirituality?

thanks everyone for your replies :)

[Starman]

What is the point of a physical body? What is the point of mental and emotional development? Whatever the point may be applicable for spirituality. Because it is me. The impulse is innate for humans to explore their own nature beyond mental reasoning.

[Rah nam]

there is no point in spirituality, as there is no point in being strong, either you are or you are not.
In a spiritual person, in my understanding spirit has the upper-hand in choosing and making choices in live, and not the body/mind system.
For that to happen, the body/mind has to trust the spirit to steer the life boat.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by traceyacey12

hey everyone :)

What is the point of spirituality in your opinion?

Thanks for your help

From what I have seen,
spirituality gives you more bragging rights............

The point will be different for each pursuer. Our paths are always our own.

Originally Posted by Kioma

What is meant by spiritual union is to realize our Oneness, our connectedness with everyone and every thing. To realize this is to realize the reality of our inter-dependence - it is to realize the basis of true morality through understanding, empathy and compassion. It is to learn to make a better world for everybody.

The dictionary definition of 'spirit' is "The vital animating principal of something." Therefore, to pursue spirituality is to become aware of 'the vital animating principal', the nonphysical essence, of things. The definition of 'metaphysical' is 'beyond the physical'. Therefore, the path of spirituality is a path of opening awareness, of raising consciousness beyond physical causes and appearances.

As you become more and more aware, you will naturally be opening your awareness and raising your consciousness to Spirit, which leads naturally to union with Spirit. The further you follow this process, the more in union you will be with it. This is why it leads inexorably towards empathy, compassion, understanding - all 'spiritual' values flow naturally from the continuation of this process, as you gain a deeper and fuller awareness of Spirit.

All the trappings of spirituality - the meditation, the monasteries, the discipline, the techniques, the self-reflection, etc - are but a means to an end, aimed at reorienting from the egoic (physical) perspective to the spiritual perspective. Ultimately, it leads to complete union, complete awareness, infinite expansion.

[babaji]

Originally Posted by Kioma

The 'point' of spirituality, IMO, is to realize one's spiritual nature, which is in union with all that is. It is to realize our infinite aspect.

Wow, a person into spirituality that doesn't seem to LARP as a guru, and speaks as if what they are saying is just their opinion, and not a sort of of eternal truth.

I appreciate ya.

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by babaji

Wow, a person into spirituality that doesn't seem to LARP as a guru, and speaks as if what
they are saying is just their opinion, and not a sort of of eternal truth.

I appreciate ya.

I missed it if this was talked about...what is LARP, pls?

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

I missed it if this was talked about...what is LARP, pls?

LARP = Live Action Role Play. In other words pretending to be something one is not.

Spirituality is acquiring eyes that see and ears that hear......one then redefines ‘universe’