What is spiritual well being? Does it really mean anything? Is it important at all for overall well being?
If we view our lives, one method of considering our well being is by looking at the different facets of it. Physical well being is when our physical body is well tuned; we consume well, we exercise and we often preserve our body well. We also could call physical well being our capacity to manage "survival" in the world. We handle our money responsibly and we have the ability to develop the results we desire in general.
Mental wellness or well being indicates that our thoughts are well balanced. We have the ability to think "straight" with steps that will take us from point A to B. Our activities are well structured and have a sturdy thinking behind them.
Emotional well being means we are able to deal with our emotions effectively. We encounter them, we have the ability to regulate our reactions to them and we can handle them well in our day to day activities.
When it comes to spiritual well being, we are talking about everything that is not physical, mental or emotional. The challenge with spirituality is that it cannot really be explained like other types of well being. Anything that is not in our experience, we can't really say we know it. If I explain to you what music is, you will never know what it really is.
It's a bit comparable to music. You can comprehend all different sorts of popular music, whether it's jazz music or classic but music is an experience, something that could not be explained.
Spirituality is similar in some way to music; discussing it is not enough. Our mind cannot realize spirituality so it cannot bring us a spiritual experience.
Religion can trigger spirituality yet it doesn't cause it automatically. You could live a spiritual life, take a spiritual path without ever visiting any type of temple or area of praise.
Because spirituality cannot be explained, the best that we can do is to point towards it, never really grasping it. However it definitely is possible to walk towards it if we have the longing to do so and a minimum level of urgency.
To point out spiritual well being, I would say it's to experience a dimension of existence that is new. Spiritual well being signifies not being "offended" with the affairs that life tosses at you because your experience of life is deeply rooted within you. It's not affected by what is happening outside of you.
A certain level of ease takes over you. You are not controlled by your emotions, you are not controlled by your mind or by your physical desires and you experience life to its fullest.
This is what spiritual well being or being on a spiritual path means.
If we view our lives, one method of considering our well being is by looking at the different facets of it. Physical well being is when our physical body is well tuned; we consume well, we exercise and we often preserve our body well. We also could call physical well being our capacity to manage "survival" in the world. We handle our money responsibly and we have the ability to develop the results we desire in general.
Mental wellness or well being indicates that our thoughts are well balanced. We have the ability to think "straight" with steps that will take us from point A to B. Our activities are well structured and have a sturdy thinking behind them.
Emotional well being means we are able to deal with our emotions effectively. We encounter them, we have the ability to regulate our reactions to them and we can handle them well in our day to day activities.
When it comes to spiritual well being, we are talking about everything that is not physical, mental or emotional. The challenge with spirituality is that it cannot really be explained like other types of well being. Anything that is not in our experience, we can't really say we know it. If I explain to you what music is, you will never know what it really is.
It's a bit comparable to music. You can comprehend all different sorts of popular music, whether it's jazz music or classic but music is an experience, something that could not be explained.
Spirituality is similar in some way to music; discussing it is not enough. Our mind cannot realize spirituality so it cannot bring us a spiritual experience.
Religion can trigger spirituality yet it doesn't cause it automatically. You could live a spiritual life, take a spiritual path without ever visiting any type of temple or area of praise.
Because spirituality cannot be explained, the best that we can do is to point towards it, never really grasping it. However it definitely is possible to walk towards it if we have the longing to do so and a minimum level of urgency.
To point out spiritual well being, I would say it's to experience a dimension of existence that is new. Spiritual well being signifies not being "offended" with the affairs that life tosses at you because your experience of life is deeply rooted within you. It's not affected by what is happening outside of you.
A certain level of ease takes over you. You are not controlled by your emotions, you are not controlled by your mind or by your physical desires and you experience life to its fullest.
This is what spiritual well being or being on a spiritual path means.
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