Spirituality is not religion. Imagine being "prescribed" 50mg of caffeine in the morning - certainly a therapeutic dose of a psychoactive chemical - but instea

Spirituality is not religion. Imagine being "prescribed" 50mg of caffeine in the morning - certainly a therapeutic dose of a psychoactive chemical - but instead of taking an abstract pill, you are to incorporate the ritual of teamaking into your morning routine. You are to take the time to do it carefully and properly, and to savor the experience of drinking it, and to use the time to reflect on some aspect of life - perhaps one that your therapist suggests. Is this not a plausibly useful treatment? Might you call the experience of venerating the act of making tea in some way spiritual? Spiritual things need not invoke nonsense - they just have to touch the human spirit.