Spirituality

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The Definition of Spirituality

What does spirituality mean to you? For my definition see http://retson.ca/spiritualitydefined.html.

Significant Questions

The following questions may cultivate an understanding of spirituality. My tententative thoughts on each question may be found in the website following eaach question.

  1. Why was I born?
  2. What is the purpose of Life?
  3. Does anything matter?
  4. What is important's important in Life?
  5. What does it mean to Make a Difference?
  6. What does it take to be successful?
  7. What dose it mean to have a satisfying and meaningful life?
  8. What is happiness? (http://retson.ca/happiness.html)
  9. What does it mean to be a spiritual person?
  10. Is it possible to make up for past mistakes?
  11. How do I know the right things to do?
  12. What do I do when I have had enough?
  13. Why do I feel something is missing in my life?
  14. Where did I loose my idealism?
  15. Where is God?
  16. What is the relationship between religion and spirituality?
  17. "God is all powerful, all knowing, all loving! There is evil and suffering in the world.
  18. Does religion unite or divide us?
  19. Why does one fear death?
  20. .....?

Bibliography

Armstrong, Karen (2009) The Case for God New York Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf
Bailey, Andrew 2004 Fundamental Problems and Readings in Philosophy, Vol 3 God, Mind, and Freedom
Batdorf, Carol (1990) Spirit Quest, The Initiation of an Indian Boy, Surrey, BC Hancock House Publishers Ltd
Berger, Peter L The Sacred Canopy, Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion, New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell
Bibby, Reginald (1993) Unknown Gods, The Ongoing Story of Religion in Canada, Toronto: Stoddart Publishing
Buckman, Robert (2000) Can We Be Good Without God, Behaviour, Belonging, and the Need to Believe, Toronto: Viking Books Covey, Stephen (2004)The Eighth Habit, New York: Free Press
Cavey, Bruxy (2007) The End of Religion, Colorado Springs: Navpress
Chittister, Joan (2007) Welcome to the wisdom of the world and its meaning for you, Ottawa: Novalis, Saint Paul's University
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deBono, Edward (1977) The Happiness Purpose, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books
Dennet, Daniel C. (2006) Breaking the Spell, New York: Penguin Books
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Fowler, James A (1981) Stages of Faith, Sanfrancisco: Harper & Row
Frankl, Victor (1963) Man's Search for Meaning, New York: Simon & Schuster
Gallagher, Winifred (2001) Spiritual Genius, The Mastery of Life's Meaning, New York: Random House
Hagerty, Barbara Bradley (2009) Fingerprints of God, The Search for the Science of Spirituality, New York: Riverhead Books
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McLennan, Rev Scotty 2009) Jesus Was a Liberal, New York: Palgrave Macmillian
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Moore, Thomas (1992)Care of The Soul, A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life, New York: HarperCollinsPublishings
Moore, Thomas (1994)Soul Mates, Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship, New York: HarperCollinsPublishings
Moore, Thomas (1996)The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life, New York: HarperCollinsPublishings
Phipps, Bill (2007) Cause for Hope, Kelona: Copperhouse
Pike, James A (1965) Doing the Truth, New York: The Macmillan Company
Richmond, Lewis (1999) Work as a Spiritual Practice, A Practical Approach to Inner Growth and Satisfaction on the Job,New York: Broadway Books
Segal, Jerome M. (1999) Graceful Simplicity, Toward a Philosophy and Politics of Simple Living, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1999
Smedes, Lewis (1988) Caring and Commitment, New York: HarperCollinsPublishers
Thompson, Mel (2007) Teach Yourself, Philosophy of Religion, Whitby: Mcgraw Hill
Vosper, Gretta (2008) With or without God, Why the Way We Live Is more important than what we believe, Toronto: Harper Collins Publisher
Wright, Robert (2009) The Evolution of God New York: Little Brown and Company

I believe all human beings have what I call a spiritual dimension to their lives. Within that dimension we know and celebrate relationships, explore meanings, develop our value systems, and experience love. (Gretta Vosper)

I don't reject your Christ, I love your Christ. Its just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ - Gandhi

One love one heart, Let's get together and feel all right- Bob Marley

The true benefit of kindness is being kind. Perhaps more than any other factor, kindness gives meaning and value to our life, raises us above our troubles and our battles, and makes us feel good about ourselves - Piero Fierrucci, The Power of Kindness

"My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am." - Unknown