Artifact Six: Creative Spirituality
Objectives:
- Discuss the differences between spirituality and religion
- Examine spirituality as a generative force and a well spring for creativity
Original Post:
Creative Spirituality Reflection
How do you define “spirituality”?
For me, spirituality should be the thing that created by our mind and we all have a different spirituality which we born with. Spirituality is the source of our value system and it is the key to understand the distinct personality of each individual. The cultural background and the environment we lived with will affect our spirituality in some aspects. There is no single sentence for me to define spirituality because it is complex in the sense of how it works in our deep mind.
Does spirituality differ from religion?
Yes, I think spirituality is differ from religion. I think both of them are focused on what we believe, and both of them are the primary sources for our value system. However, spirituality is different than religion because it is a personal practice, and religion is more like a social practice. We can all have the same religion belief, but we should have a distinct spirituality for each individual. We should not consider religion belief as the spirituality of people because it cannot represent what the deep mind is for that person.
How do you define “creativity”?
Creativity is just simply how our brain generates new ideas. It is the process for our brain to perceive the information we have learned, and then use this information combine with personal values and experience, which create the new point of view for something. I think creativity is a special talent of human beings, and this is the main difference between human and other animals. Creativity could be expressed in many places in our life
What is the source of creativity?
There are many sources of creativity, such as knowledge, inspiration, and spirituality. We learn knowledge from classes, books and through the communication with others. Inspiration comes from outside environmental influence. Spirituality comes from our deep inside and it is mostly what we born with. Those sources help us to generate new ideas and they are the foundation for our creativity. I believe that creativity can be enhanced by practice, and the more we understand how it works, the more we can do to improve the ability to create new things.
Reflection:
In this artifact, I wrote about the relationship between spirituality and religion, and there are both similarities and differences between those two terms. The similarity is that they all relate to the inside thinking of the brain, and people cannot live without them. They are the supporting facts of human to make the daily decisions. The difference between spirituality and religion is that they focus on different aspects of people. Spirituality is more of the personal belief which differs for each individual. Religion is more of the public belief, and many people will share the same religion belief. The spirituality is coming from personal experience and culture background; as a contrast, religion is coming from the family influence as well as the environment affect.
The artifact also helps me to think about the source of creativity, and spirituality should be one of the main sources for the generation of creativity. I discussed the different sources for creativity in this artifact. Spirituality is one of the sources for creativity because it is the inside controller for our brains. As the internal force, spirituality comes from our deep inside, and it is powerful in the process of creating something new.
Future:
In the future, I will continue to discover the relationship between spirituality and creativity, and try to use it as a great way for me to generate new ideas. It is helpful for me to think deeply about the different aspects of spirituality and religion in the future.