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Spirituality is in the here and now. It goes way beyond your relationship with yourself, with others, your work, the food you eat, your religious practices, et
by hosh 14y ago
Spirituality is in the here and now.
It goes way beyond your relationship with yourself, with others, your work, the food you eat, your religious practices, etc. It's being in the present moment and experiencing how all those other relationships fall out of it. None of those relationship matter if you chase after them, forgetting the present moment.
Academic training does not help you experience here-and-now.
- Alex3917 14y ago"Spirituality is in the here and now." For what it's worth, I see that as being one specific piece of advice with regards to your relationship with time. That is sort of the traditional spiritual path of buddhism, but others might legitimately think differently, e.g. those who find solace in the canon of western lit.
- hosh 14y agoI used to think that way too. Western traditions have this teaching, it is not limited to "Buddhism". This is not a solace, this is practice. It is only in the here-and-now you can experience the spiritual teachings you've learned, so is fundamental to everything you do.