I strongly object to the universality of the question.
Daddy Chill
Ask HN: What is your spiritual practice?
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#202Sudarshan kriya - essentially breathing exercises taught by the Art of Living (AoL). It's simple and has a good effect on keeping the mind stable. Further, I also practise meditation taught by the same AoL foundation. Just closing my eyes and being there and observing my breath and surroundings. I go tho the temple (I'm raised as a Jain) for the peaceful environment it offers.
Is there instruction audio for Sudarshan kriya available anywhere on the web?
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#203I ask people what their rising sign is so that none of us have to talk about our sun sign.
It is a litmus test as I'm not looking for cerebral people.
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#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a strong assertion that we need a God. Rituals, yes, they bind communities. But they need not be tied to morality.
> But they need not be tied to morality. Is morality a monopoly of religion?
No, but the only plausible accounts of moral realism seem to be the religious ones.
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#205Not religious at all. I don't believe in the supernatural and I don't think it would even be possible for us to detect it even if it does exist. I'm not superstitious (after all, it's unlucky to be superstitious) and I'm not even sure what spiritual means as I've never heard a coherent definition. I get my sense of awe, wonder and beauty from the natural world, whether that's star gazing or studying and appreciating…
How is this as a definition of spiritual? “The practice of engaging with the unknown for practical effect.”
God is not unknown. God is very much known, otherwise religions wouldn't have existed.
But no one can completely understand God and their motivations, after all, they're a being much beyond our understanding.
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#206When I wake up I do a short gratitude prayer, then a short meditation.
I meditate for short periods at random times during the day - no real schedule.
I am about 2/3 through the Self Realization Fellowship meditation lessons. I have been meditating for about 45 years on my own, but I find with the SRF lessons my meditation is more efficient and satisfying.
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#207I'm vaguely a secular Buddhist. I have no daily practice. I try to meditate daily but it doesn't usually work out.
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#208I see many posts here mentioning the Bible. If you've struggled to get into the Bible before, consider reading the NLT translation. Read it slow. Maybe one chapter a day. (They're very short chapters.) It will take you a few years at that rate. Start from the beginning. Read it in order. NLT can be read online: https://biblehub.com/nlt/genesis/1.htm Don't let anyone tell you what it means. No church, priest, or pasto…
People who read the bible without any religious context, as if it was just a book, will almost certainly see only a disjointed and contradictory collection of ancient stories and writings. Without any religious context that is all the bible is. Oral traditions still matter and that is why Jews and Christians have such wildly different understandings of the Hebrew texts.
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#209I have to say, this is a beautiful conversation. Mine is mostly built around music. For instance, listening to A Love Supreme by John Coltrane, or Supper's Ready by Genesis.
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#210none whatsoever.
so why come here to contribute nothing to an otherwise interesting discussion?
It's a completely fair answer to OP's question and does not bother me. It contributes to the discussion because it reminds us that some people don't feel the need for a ritualistic form of spirituality.