Spirituality:its inner meaning What do we mean by Spirituality? Is it a palpable feeling or an indistinct one? Is it manifested merely by worshiping numerous idols? The 33 crore god-goddesses, as Bengalis are prone to stating. Does this mean that an atheist who does not have any charitable feelings for idol worship is essentially not spiritual? To an extent spirituality is heightened by idol-worship on a daily basis. This process invokes an innate feeling of divinity within us. We are prone to spirituality when we worship the idol as a representative of the intangible presence which controls the Universe. Is spirituality about worship or is it a far deeper aspect? Is it in the form of transcendentalism? Meditation? Will this bring us a step closer to realizing the real meaning of life?

We cannot deny the fact that spirituality assists in realizing our true worth as an individual. Can we not realize it, to an extent when we are immersed deep, in meditation? Is it possible to meditate to an extent that we lose consciosuness of our real self? How did the sages, and great men achieve this? Is transcendentalism possible, or is it just an impracticable aspect we read about, in books?

These are questions which will, in all probability remain unanswered. When we talk of spirituality, it is just the innate divinity of a person. Varied people worship diverse gods & goddesses. They chant hymns, perform rituals to appease their inner self and the gods in question. Spirituality is your inner perspective, your innate belief. This is what separates ordinary, god-worshipping mortals from the agnostics and the atheists. This is my opinion.