“Prismatic567”
The English word “spirit” comes from the Latin spiritus,but also “spirit, soul, courage, vigor”, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)peis. It is distinguished from Latin anima, “soul” (which nonetheless also derives from an Indo-European root meaning “to breathe”, earliest form *h2enh1-).
That makes no sense to me. I see no correlation there.
A rapist may be a runner, in great physical health and his breathing may be perfect. Is that rapist a spiritual man?
What about the truly spiritual person? What about the late Mother Teresa? Perhaps her breath was not always so effective, so vigorous. Was she less the spiritual person for that?
What is spirituality to you? What is secular spiritual to you?
I can certainly agree with the first part of this. Proper breathing is important to our physical and emotional well-being and to maintain mental balance.
The below quotes will give you an idea of what true spirituality is to me. One need not have a belief in God nor God in one’s life but one may.
The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Henry Miller
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious – the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Albert Einstein
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
Those things make up or create the spiritual life for us. One may even be able to see that experiencing those things just might lead one to perfect breath - not the other way around.
So, is this more or less your meaning of spirituality (secular)?