Spirituality and rituality are not the same things, sometimes moving in the opposite direction. Most people in this world feel that spirituality and rituality are almost synonymous, but they are not. What is the difference between spirituality and rituality? What exactly does it mean to be spiritual or ritualistic?
From this short talk, you will get a clue as to what is good for your peace and happiness in life. My observation is that spiritual people don’t have any borders, but ritual people do, which creates barriers in the peace tour and life journey.
We are all believers—these two terms are the same, synonyms of each other, but actually not. My personal experience and opinion are that spirituality and rituality are antonyms. These are completely different things.
A religious person sometimes can be spiritual, and sometimes can not. But spiritual people are not bound to be religious people. Without following any kind of certain ism, a certain religion, or certain customs you can be spiritual. But without the following ritual,, you can not be a ritual (religious) person.
Ritual is a very dangerous thing. Sometimes ritual creates everyday habits, limitations, and boundaries. If someone follows our ritual and agrees with us, we (become happy) love them. But if don’t agree with us, then we start to hate. This is the main limitation of ritual. But a spiritual person always moves with a global mind and global realities, and follows the ‘True Love’. Such types of persons don’t have limitations of gender, no limitation of ism, no limitations of nationalities, and always move with the global realities (norms), and enjoy the life as global journey. But ritualists can not think or lead a life beyond their ism and philosophy. And sometimes they hate other people with the direction of their founder (leader). This is a very dangerous thing.
If we analyze the global history, we understand – there are many kinds of war, conflict and deviation happened for ritualities. Spiritual persons generally don’t do war, don’t make conflict, and don’t divide. They appreciate very much the unity, love, serve, and understanding of others. Even though different opinion, even though different ism, completely different things, (real) spirual person generally don’t hate. My personal opinion I agree with the global mind, and global spirituality, which we face every day in our daily life in our nature. Nature is actually the expression of God’s heart; nature is the expression of real spirituality. If one becomes a really spiritual person s/he becomes really a peaceful being, a happy being beyond all kinds of ritual limitations.