Uncategorized Wiki 1Etymology 2Definition 3Development of the meaning of spirituality 3.1Classical, medieval and early modern periods 3.2Modern spirituality 3.2.1Transcendentalism and Unitarian Universalism 3.2.2Theosophy, anthroposophy, and the perennial philosophy 3.2.3Neo-Vedanta 3.2.4“Spiritual but not religious” 4Traditional spirituality 4.1Abrahamic faiths 4.1.1Judaism 4.1.2Christianity 4.1.3Islam 4.1.3.1Sufism 4.2Indian religions 4.2.1Jainism 4.2.2Buddhism 4.2.3Hinduism 4.2.3.1Four paths 4.2.3.2Schools and spirituality 4.2.4Sikhism 4.3African spirituality 5Contemporary spirituality 5.1Characteristics 5.2Spiritual experience 5.3Spiritual practices 6Science 6.1Relation to science 6.2Quantum mysticism 6.3Scientific research 6.3.1Health and well-being 6.3.2Intercessionary prayer 6.3.3Spiritual care in health care professions 6.3.4Spiritual experiences 6.3.5Measurement 7See also 8Notes 9References 10Sources 10.1Published sources 10.2Web-sources 11Further reading Meditation BLUE PURPLE MORNING GLORY with blinding white center. How does it do that? It almost seems like there is a bright white light emanating from the center. The mag view sheds some light on the appearance The most central zone starts with a pale yellow base. The contrast with the next white ring makes the white even whiter (I think!) Then there are radiating spikes of white that have a spiral configuration ? making it look like a spinning wheel. At the periphery there are 5 pairs of radiating white spikes that traverse the pink layer into the blue purple layer further brightening the center. Anybody with any other ideas?September 04 20160115 And I realised the goal was to get to the essence ? the so called ?spark of life? of Bialik present in us all that is absolute ? We all have it ? every living being, and this spark is the same in everybody141 BEYOND THE WATER DROPFrom Big Bang to EternityA poem dedicated to our son Aaron on his birthdayFrom the explosive womb of Big Bang Hydrogen,your progenitor was bornConsisting of single moving and opposite forcesSeeking companionship, and a need for OnenessBigger and more powerful than the selfAnd the atoms and elements and then the molecules of lifeWere themselves given lifeAnd then you my darling waterThe purest of beingsBorn with a gush from the amniotic sacs of Big BangFinding your way to virgin earthUnder forces beyond youWith forces in youTo enable all of lifeFor without you we would not beThe single droplet of rain hitting the puddleWith its kind but explosive kinetic forceUnder the same original force that brought you to earthConverting to a beautiful sound of the droplet on waterWith an array of waves in perfect circleAs I ponder this wonderThe beauty of physics at its bestNo energy destroyed, just convertedA simple yet not so simple action reaction of NewtonSnow, ice, vapor, waves of the sea, and a flowing riverCalming of the soulGiver of life From Big Bang to EternityAshley Davidoff MDTheCommonVein.net dog-walk-art-0316-catalogue-signedb-rotated.jpg MeditationAshley Davidoff MDTheCommonVein.net Chosen for EnlightenmentAshley Davidoff MDTheCommonVein.net “LADY IN BLACK with a HAloBlack Madonna”“And though I found no words to sayI stood and watched until I saw her black cloak disappear” –Uriah HeepAshley Davidoff MDTheCommonVein.net Said Mamma “We need Michael .. to row the boat ashore Hallelujah !!!”Said Baby “One day Mamma – I am going to walk right over and bring it in myself to you Mamma!!”From the series “Ireland”Ashley Davidoff MDTheCommonVein.net