A spiritual practice or spiritual discipline moves a person along a path towards a goal, The goal is variously referred to as salvation liberation or union with God.
Spirituality exists in all traditions and cultures.
One chief idea of my life . . . is the idea of taking things with gratitude and not taking things or people for granted. For me, I believe that fully experiencing and appreciating the moment with gratitude and awareness-
Spirituality includes your spiritual practices or spiritual disciplines, which may include prayer, meditation, chanting, breathing exercises and ceremonies or rituals. Spirituality and your spiritual life also include your daily interactions with other people.
It is essential to do Spiritual practices. Without
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Different approaches work best for different people at different times in their life. The issue is what works for you at given time. And that might change over time. It certainly has been the case with me over the course of the last 30 …show more content…
These practices run the gamut from simple breathing techniques to complicated rituals that involve the body, the mind and words or chants. Regardless of faith, culture or place of origin, all world religions have spiritual practices as a part of their tradition.
The practice of fasting evokes asceticism, self denial, and fear of the body and its pleasures. Today, we know that occasional fasting cleanses the body and can be very helpful physically even though most include drinking water. Fasting also has transformative spiritual potential, if we approach the practice from functional, rather than mythic, terms. No fast should ever be undertaken without adequate hydration. Our body needs water on a daily basis to continue to function, whether we are fasting or not. On a strict fast, only water is necessary to continue