| The term spirituality is a confusing
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| | the mind with a greater degree of
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| term. Usually, when one mentions
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| | processing information arriving at our
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| spirituality, the first thought in many
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| | many senses in many contexts. It allows
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| people's minds is that of religion. While
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| | us to look beyond the basics and outside
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| religion is an aspect of spirituality,
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| | of the accepted comfort zones to
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| spirituality is not an aspect of
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| | comprehend the ideas and ideals of other
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| religion. Spirituality covers other areas
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| | entities, both physical and
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| of belief as well. Put simply,
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| | spiritual.Opening Your MindAs part of our
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| spirituality is the all-encompassing
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| | being, we all have the need to believe in
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| arena of belief in something greater.
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| | something greater than ourselves. There
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| This can be a god, oneself as the greater
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| | is a part of us that has to belong. Many
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| being, or simply, the life-force or
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| | people fall deeply into organized
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| essence that surrounds us all. But,
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| | religion because it provides the
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| society and religion lead their followers
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| | camaraderie and a focal point for their
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| in many different directions replacing
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| | community as well as a basis for the
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| the core meanings with moralistic and
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| | moral code of the community. These, in
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| idealistic terms in hopes of garnering
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| | addition to the faith-based answers to
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| attention by answering those big
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| | the big questions, provide a comfort zone
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| questions pertaining to life, death, the
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| | and a foundation for many. However, by
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| after-life, and a god.Faith vs.
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| | opening one's mind and examining the many
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| KnowledgeWhile many religious zealots
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| | facets behind these big questions, one
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| view the idea of knowledge-based
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| | can develop and acquire the true answers
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| spirituality as agnostic, indeed, it is
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| | within one's own context.What is the key?
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| not. As a matter of fact, even agnosts
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| | Context-free rationalization. Of course,
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| believe in something, which provides them
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| | context-free is a little strong as we
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| an alternative stance to organized
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| | must all have a context, or a point of
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| religion and gods. You have to believe in
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| | reference, that we can use to compare
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| something to take a stance!Faith-based
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| | information and apply our rules and
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| spirituality is the belief and trust that
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| | belief systems. However, open experience
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| things will be as they will be in the
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| | and vast knowledge can provide us with
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| future. It is the acceptance of the great
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| | multiple contexts that we can use to
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| mysteries of life and death for which
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| | devise a wider view of a particular piece
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| religion and society teaches that there
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| | of information. This wider view is what
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| are no definitive answers. Such an
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| | is called an open mind. The open mind has
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| approach to spirituality creates a
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| | no safety zone as it is always risking
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| fear-based environment based on gods who
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| | it's comfort zones in search of new
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| are vindictive and uncaring. Believers
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| | information and new ways of examining
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| place their lives into the hands of an
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| | situations and other beings.What's
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| unseen being in the hope that all will
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| | next?Acquiring this knowledge and ability
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| work out for the best.Knowledge-based
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| | to move across many contexts is not a
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| spirituality is the understanding and
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| | simple task as it requires the ability to
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| kinship of all and the desire to achieve
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| | acquire, accept, and process information
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| and progress through life toward one's
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| | outside of our current context. It is a
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| own Vision and goals. The great mysteries
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| | chicken or the egg situation; however, it
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| become topics of personal research and,
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| | is a decision that we make as humans to
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| with an open mind, answers can be
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| | initiate such a move.By opening our minds
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| acquired from the environment and the
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| | and perceptions, we allow our conscious
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| Universe. This type of spirituality
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| | minds the ability to communicate more
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| invites one to set aside fears and
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| | freely with our subconscious minds. In
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| examine the information and entities of
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| | doing so, the vast amounts of information
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| the surrounding environment. One has the
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| | available in the collective unconscious,
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| chance to take life into one's own hands
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| | The Grid, The Universal Library is
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| and guide it along a path to one's own
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| | available to us, simply by looking.
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| desires.Hatred and FaithOne of the
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| | Consider the idea of opening the mind as
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| problems of today is that, in our world,
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| | a primer for what follows once you are
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| wars, hatred, and bias begin in the moral
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| | able to use your mind to its fullest
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| grounds established by religion and
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| | capabilities and acquire immeasurable
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| society. Religion creates a solid
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| | knowledge from all entities across the
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| separation between different factions of
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| | Universe and throughout time.This is the
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| humanity. These factions take the core
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| | true meaning of spirituality. The
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| ideals of society and mutate them to suit
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| | knowledge and desire to exist with and
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| the needs of their particular beliefs. In
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| | within the Universal essence. To accept
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| the end, when societal boundaries are
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| | and acquire knowledge that is freely
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| breached, and control languishes over the
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| | available to you through time and space.
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| ranks, uprisings and bitter conflicts
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| | Finally, the knowledge to use this
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| begin to restore order. The stronger of
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| | information in a way that is beneficial
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| the factions wins and forces their
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| | to you, as protecting and projecting
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| beliefs on the weaker.In faith-based
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| | yourself, you are providing a pathway for
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| factions, fear is instilled and faith
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| | others and the betterment of your
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| that a great hereafter exists. People
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| | communities.Edward B. Toupin, Ph.D., is a
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| fight to maintain their beliefs because
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| | published author, life-strategy coach,
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| they've finally forced their conscious
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| | counselor, Reiki Master, and technical
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| minds to accept the unanswered questions
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| | writer living in Las Vegas, NV. Edward
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| based on invisible and unfounded guesses
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| | works with people to help them strive for
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| by their noblemen. The battles are fought
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| | a richer life. He also authors books,
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| to ensure that their foundations and
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| comfort zones are not affected by the
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| factions.However, with knowledge-based
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| hereafter is right here and now and
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| continues on forever. Knowledge provides
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