| Spirituality, often misunderstood as a concept, is | | | | being free of spiritual ignorance, free of selfish or |
| easily defined as - working to be a true and strict | | | | destructive behavioral patterns, free to return to our |
| God related spiritual being or development of spiritual | | | | eternal home in God. True spirituality always leads to |
| being. The highest spiritual achievement ever is one | | | | freedom in God. |
| who has developed his/her true divine being to the | | | | Anything else but God related development never |
| point that his/her spirit is equal to the holy spirit of | | | | should be called spiritual or spirituality. Many human |
| God. | | | | developments lead in totally different directions - |
| Spirituality is the God related science of developing or | | | | away from God! Worshiping idols for example, and |
| freeing the God made innermost being - the core of | | | | depicting God as a punishing God, who is standing |
| all of us "made in the image of God." | | | | with a check sheet watching our every transgression |
| True God related spirituality is achieved by means of | | | | and sending us to hell if the list is too long or |
| scientifically applying spiritual teachings and spiritual | | | | egregious. |
| techniques that allow ego to vanish in the fire of | | | | The intent for religion or churches is to support, |
| divine love and ego oriented spirit better called | | | | promote or teach true spirituality among all. This has |
| intellect to be replaced by the Holy Spirit. Such true | | | | failed in many religions. The development of true God |
| spiritual teachings can only be affected by a true | | | | related spirituality is under direct supervision of God |
| connection to our innermost self. Since all humankind | | | | and free from any religion or church. While some |
| is God made; every human has at one time or | | | | churches may have spiritual groups which have true |
| another, the urge to develop their suppressed | | | | spiritual teachings - most have long ago started ego |
| spirituality again. Spirituality is our true nature and | | | | oriented abuse of teachings-such as God punishes |
| spiritual development is the most direct way to | | | | sinners. Development of true spirituality is free of any |
| solutions of love and peace in all creation. We know | | | | church or religion - God has no religion - God is Holy |
| God is only love, because love creates, all else | | | | Spirit! |
| destroys. If Love creates and God so loved us he | | | | The ultimate healing of spirit is done when becoming |
| created the heaven and earth, therefore we know | | | | one with God as a result of proper spiritual |
| God only loves. Love can not co-exist with any other | | | | development. That means true spirituality is achieved |
| premise simultaneously, therefore God is only love. | | | | after oneness with God. This level of spiritual |
| The big bug-a-boo with being in human form vs in | | | | connection with God is generally attributed to Gurus |
| spiritual form (as God is) is that we have this | | | | or an Avatar. However, I believe that one can |
| construct called 'ego' to grabble with...the ego is | | | | achieve this level of oneness with God even though |
| essential to navigate the vicissitudes in life. Yet, the | | | | one does not achieve the distinction of either Guru or |
| ego is what gets us into trouble. So we came from | | | | Avatar. One achieves the distinction of Guru or |
| spiritual form and formed an ego to grabble with the | | | | Avatar because one chooses to be a teacher of |
| human requirements in this place called 'earth.' | | | | spirituality...if one does not chose to be a teacher of |
| All life on earth serves but the one and only purpose | | | | spirituality does not mean they have not achieved |
| of developing our spirituality again to the point of | | | | the level of Guru or Avatar. |