New Posts For Thread: Is Spirituality Considered Religionhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_ReligionI truly believe religion and spirituality are completely different vehicles offaith. For me, religion tells me what not to do. Spirituality is aboutconnecting to your true nature and it is that inner voice in us all the tellsus what to do. I personalhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=501669105#501669105I truly believe religion and spirituality are completely different vehicles offaith. For me, religion tells me what not to do. Spirituality is aboutconnecting to your true nature and it is that inner voice in us all the tellsus what to do. I personalTue, 05 Jul 2011 15:01:41 -0500Spirituality is as individual as people are. They stay away from people telling them what to believe. They choose what they like and leave the rest go. With organized religion you can't do that. .... it's all or nothing pretty much. If a person whttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=500748241#500748241Spirituality is as individual as people are. They stay away from people telling them what to believe. They choose what they like and leave the rest go. With organized religion you can't do that. .... it's all or nothing pretty much. If a person wSat, 25 Jun 2011 09:20:38 -0500Spirituality is the expression of religious beliefs. Once quantified, the religious beliefs then comes to a point where "organized religion" takes over. If spirituality was a religion, then it will have to function normally within a rigid or flexibhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=497561193#497561193Spirituality is the expression of religious beliefs. Once quantified, the religious beliefs then comes to a point where "organized religion" takes over. If spirituality was a religion, then it will have to function normally within a rigid or flexibTue, 31 May 2011 18:24:41 -0500I wanted to state the stark omission on the left side of this page of what i along with many, many others consider to also be one of the foremost and highly recognized religions in the world. This religion is Spiritualism/Spiritism. To a degree therehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=469241573#469241573I wanted to state the stark omission on the left side of this page of what i along with many, many others consider to also be one of the foremost and highly recognized religions in the world. This religion is Spiritualism/Spiritism. To a degree thereThu, 07 Oct 2010 16:59:57 -0500Spirituality is that voice within.....the one that has taught us since early childhood the difference between right and wrong. In other words, Spirituality is the univeral voice that beckons us to 'do unto others as we would have done unto ourselves'http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=466658229#466658229Spirituality is that voice within.....the one that has taught us since early childhood the difference between right and wrong. In other words, Spirituality is the univeral voice that beckons us to 'do unto others as we would have done unto ourselves'Sat, 18 Sep 2010 09:20:56 -0500Miriam Webster dictionary on the word "religion":Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie backInteresting!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=378848493#378848493Miriam Webster dictionary on the word "religion":Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie backInteresting!Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:19:26 -0600It's vastly more important to find that inner Light that is within you than it is to try and fit the right denomination of belief into your life.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=378272985#378272985It's vastly more important to find that inner Light that is within you than it is to try and fit the right denomination of belief into your life.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:25:32 -0600I agree. The difference between Spirituality and Religion to me is the nature of the experiences of both.A religion is founded on it's dogma. A religions's dogma is the concrete rules and concepts that define the common ideas of a group's religion.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=288333857#288333857I agree. The difference between Spirituality and Religion to me is the nature of the experiences of both.A religion is founded on it's dogma. A religions's dogma is the concrete rules and concepts that define the common ideas of a group's religion.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:24:09 -0500I thought that there may be interest in this post....I hope you get something from it.First for clarification and to educate in a simple way….Spirit—the life-giving force of theDivine Breath of God flowing through a Body. Spiritual&ndashhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=287096847#287096847I thought that there may be interest in this post....I hope you get something from it.First for clarification and to educate in a simple way….Spirit—the life-giving force of theDivine Breath of God flowing through a Body. Spiritual&ndashThu, 23 Apr 2009 16:23:32 -0500When we progress from the bodily stage, we see the mind as the center of our activities; hopefully we don’t take the mind as the final stage of understanding. This is the mental stage where we can reach an intellectual stage, but we need to evohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/13311759/Is_Spirituality_Considered_Religion?post_id=277870957#277870957When we progress from the bodily stage, we see the mind as the center of our activities; hopefully we don’t take the mind as the final stage of understanding. This is the mental stage where we can reach an intellectual stage, but we need to evoWed, 11 Mar 2009 18:48:48 -0500