Spirituality - what is it in essence?

All carry a person's essence, but saliva, the liquid that comes directly from the place where words can be spoken, is the strongest because of the power of words.

 

Well, I'm not going to sort through every last detail of this thread, but I will say that there are theories out there (okay, sorry, no names)... that suggest that the universe can be said to be comprised of information.

The interpretation of this information doesn't have to produce any grand conclusion-- things exist as basic units of existence which express certain sensations under whatever concepts or ideas we choose to understand them through-- of course, these concepts are constantly chosen by the interpretation, which in turn is assigned a certain weight according to other pre-existing interpretations with which those interact.

Probably, the truth is that every possible or impossible thing is equally relevant-- however the way we are set up, we prioritize-- and assign greater weight to certain pieces of information over others, try to associate the more important things with other more important things, because they strike us as being so, according to an interaction of preconceived interpretations, which perpetually influence each other to an almost indecipherable complexity.

'Spirituality' as a word has no real concrete definition-- some people revere the term because it conjures up images or sensations they associate as 'higher' than what they already have... but too often it ends up being another system of dividing and prioritizing, structuring sensations, events, and activities from top to bottom so that they can achieve some sense of potential, or hope, or progress. Basically, people use their 'spirituality' as an attempt to escape themselves, or to try to be more than they already are. In some cases (such as organized religion), a text is used to pre-assign positive or negative values to actions which respectively empower or threaten the stances of authorities, either to organize people into a society, or to reaffirm one's power base.

Ironically, it is this inherent need to prioritize and structure that produces dissatisfaction... as it positions the individual outside of himself and his reality, and inside a hierarchical distortion which in itself can, by virtue of its existence, be no more or less true than the rest of the information.

 

perception>brain processing> reality. perception that a majority share in a whole is often the reality that is embraced, and many other ideals are cast aside. with that, spirituality, is expressed in all major denominations, being practical, 95 percent of the world is spiritual. spirituality is expressed in groups to create a "norm" and satisfy a need of the human mind "to be wanted."