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  %OPEN DIALOGUE GIFT SECURITY FREE VULNERABLE LOVE 931030

     Often  people  think of spirituality as the  same  as
religiosity and thus think little of it; both in the sense
of not thinking  of it much, and in the sense  of thinking
that  spirituality is not important when they  do think of
spirituality.    Addictive religious leaders have promoted
this  belittling view of spirituality by their efforts  to
be in control of spirituality.

     True spirituality has to do with integrative personal
relationships  with transcendent realities and very  human
persons through open and honest dialogue which offers  the
gift of the freedom to be vulnerable; i.e., true security.

     True spirituality has to do with the practice of  the
presence of God in the humble sense of Brother Lawrence as
reported  in  the  book "The Practice of the  Presence  of
God".    Such  spirituality is the constant honest  search
through prayer for both personal and communal integrity in
the  widest  sense  possible.     True  spirituality  thus
contrasts greatly with pretentious religiosity.

     True  spirituality is not the product  of  systematic
procedures,    efforts  to  be  in  control,    legalistic
requirements,   imposed disciplines, rules, administrative
excellence,  superior doctrines or rituals,  institutional
traditions,  sophistication, high levels of perfection, or
great power.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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