Have you ever learned something profoundly spiritual from from something unrelated to "religion?"?

Question

I am a bible believing Christian, and while I would appreciate no mockers, all serious answers will be important to me, regardless of belief system or lack of belief in any entity.

By religion, I mean a conscious seeking of spiritual growth through reading, talking to a person you feel is more enlightened than you are, making a pilgrimage to a place you think might hold a key to raising your level of spirituality. Too simplify, engaging in an activity that you have reason to believe will help you on your religious journey. I do not consider the words spiritual and religion interchangeable. Religion often inhibits spirituality.

Answer 1

Yes. I was taking a college class called "Human Ecology" which was a science class concerned with the environment and its ecosystems. The instructor was hostile toward Christianity and constantly made remarks which disparaged Christians. Still, when he taught us about how perfectly balanced all the ecosystems are, and how changing one detail could destroy the whole thing, it made me believe even stronger that God created everything.

Answer 2

It's an ongoing process.
First, I agree with the person who replied "Love," whether it is love for my SO, my family, friends, companion animals etc.
When I have the fortune of sitting in a fascinating class & listening to an especially compelling lecture, whatever the subject.
This sounds cliche, but often when I'm in a natural setting, or outside @ night under a canopy of stars.
When I'm interacting with animals, especially my beloved companions, whether it is gazing into a cat's eyes or marvelling @ the antics of a friendly rat.
What I have learned is truly & profoundly spiritual but can't be adequately described. It's as real but as wordless as music & I have a feeling that you understand exactly what I mean.

Answer 3

The one book I have that ranks in 2nd place to the Bible (among the hundreds of books I own) is called "The True Believer" by Eric Hoffer. It is a sociological perspective on mass movements and the people and minds which drive them. It is a small book, but you can't read more than three or fours pages before you have to put it down and really think about what you just read, it is that profound and intense in content and meaning.

If anyone tried to take it from me or steal it from me, there would be bloodshed. For real.

Answer 4

I have been asking for that very thing. What do you get..'form letters' and passed off to another so called 'customer service person' who hasn't got a frickin' clue about what had been said before. I asked why they are not stopping the Troll activity. I get a letter from some ******** explaining how to block. I said I can't block more than 200..I got another letter that not even I could figure out.. Town meeting...good idea in theory impossible in reality. Despite their statements..Yahoo couldn't care less about their 'valued customers.' Bet this answer to your question will get a violation notice.

Answer 5

Since religion is the realm of the spiritual then why would one expect to find anything spiritual elsewhere? I guess a lot of it has to do with how you define spiritual. How about this one? Have you ever learned anything profoundly significant about nature from something unrelated to science?

Answer 6

I've found many works and writings by various authors based wholly in fiction that have presented very wide and eye opening ideas and concepts that drive the mind towards contemplating the meaning of life and the universe and the very nature and reason behind existence as we know it.

One book in particular, something I was assigned in a Highschool MATH course no less, got me thinking that if God were to be boilded down to numbers, he would mathmatically be defined as an infinitely dimensional being...

Obtuse is my middle name.

Answer 7

I consider myself Christian too, but some of the most powerful spiritual awakenings came from hardship and death.

After my uncle passed, whom I loved dearly, AND who was gay, a group of religious folk came by and explained to me why he would be in hell forever. It wasn't an accident that he had already died once, and told me about it.

That didn't give me all the answers, but it definitely gave me peace of mind, and a sense of a very intelligent design. I don't feel terrified of a vengeful God. I feel like a spark of the whole that God is...

Answer 8

Yes. I was at the stock show in Denver several years ago and there was a booth set up to show people how to lay bricks. The vendor there set up a wall, had bricks and mortar ready to go and (probably for a price) let people step into the booth and have a hand at laying bricks.

What I observed is where I learned my lesson. There was a mentally retarded boy who saw the display and was so excited to step in and learn how to lay the bricks. He was obviously physically handicapped as well and made a lot of noise. Most of the people around seemed to just wanted to avoid the situation, but the gentleman at the booth gladly welcomed the boy in and helped him use his distorted hands to lay the bricks. The boy was so happy that he had the opportunity to take part in this.

I learned that we all have hopes and dreams. I learned that we all have it in us to show compassion for others.

Answer 9

Yes I have, many times.
I have a good friend who was able to get deep Christian Spiritual meaning from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Answer 10

2 yrs ago, when my grandma was in the hospital, i went to visit her. She was very old and dying from Pneumonia.
I was a little nervous, because you just never know what to say to someone in that condition.
I got lost in the hospital (I was looking for the ICU waiting room, hoping to find the rest of my family), but somehow *wink* I ended up on the back side of ICU. I walked in all alone and asked the nurse for her room. The nurse told me that she could only have 2 visitors at once. When I walked in, she was alone and sleeping. I didn't know what to do! Do I wake her...do I go find my family?
Suddenly I looked down at her chest and there was a monitor attached to her chest with 5 strings coming from it.
The colors of the strings were:
green, yellow, black, red, white.
The same colors we use in Sunday school to make salvation bead bracelets.
I started to cry! She woke up and we had a wonderful talk!
Not only did God give me 10 minutes ALONE with my Grandma, but he also showed me (by the colors) that He was there and He was still in control.

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