Hello, Dan. Can you not imagine a spirituality without a divine being? Buddhism has dispensed with it. Many people feel a spiritual connection with nature, with life, with the universe without personalizing the experience, which "loving and guiding" implies.
I appreciate that! Do you mean specifically the "loving and guiding" part of the definition? I am hesitant to lose that part of her definition, not because I think it's the best definition, but because it's connected to so much research.
I'll have to look at that research. But did you understand my point, that spirituality does not depend upon relating to a "someone", which I believe "loving and guiding" implies. (P.S. Sorry this took so long. I just stumbled on this by accident.)
Oh, I'm interested in that "research".
Hello, Dan. Can you not imagine a spirituality without a divine being? Buddhism has dispensed with it. Many people feel a spiritual connection with nature, with life, with the universe without personalizing the experience, which "loving and guiding" implies.
I like your three descriptions, more. I find Dr. Miller's def of Spirituality a bit too narrow. Necessary in 12 Steps, but otherwise too personified.
I appreciate that! Do you mean specifically the "loving and guiding" part of the definition? I am hesitant to lose that part of her definition, not because I think it's the best definition, but because it's connected to so much research.
I'll have to look at that research. But did you understand my point, that spirituality does not depend upon relating to a "someone", which I believe "loving and guiding" implies. (P.S. Sorry this took so long. I just stumbled on this by accident.)