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Spiritual But Not Religious

Spiritual Not Religious

We've added this page because recent surveys indicate one fourth to one fifth of American's identify themselves this way. 

Nothing could be closer to this perspective than "InterSpirituality" itself, although members of the community may also identify themselves with one or more specific religious traditions or communities-- "rooted" yes, as Brother Wayne once said, but not "stuck".

Interspirituality, transcendant of traditions but including and honoring them all, is "all about the experience-- of love in Oneness" and far less, if at all, about the narrative (or dogmatic beliefs or creeds) that may surround that in standard "religion".

This distinction was fundamental to Bro. Wayne's work and why he also said "We are all mystics".... because, like all human beings, we feel, we see, we care, we inquire, we explore, etc.

Check that perspective out below, and elsewhere in our Education Pages.  In the Directory click on Education and, at Education, scroll down to this diagram and it's commentary. 

'"Religion" is about right belief and right creed and, when push comes to shove, creed trumps deed!   "Spirituality is about right being and right action and, when push comes to shove, deed trumps creed!"'  There is a natural relationship between the two, but they are not the same.  (© Interspiritual Dialogue Inc.).

The entire Interspiritual Multiplex at www.isdna.org and multiplex.isdna.org is devoted to persons and organizations dedicated to this Oneness-based understanding of love.   Take a look around the Multiplex! 

Here is more information as further background to "Spiritual But Not Religious":

GOOGLE:    Spiritual but not religious

and Spiritual but not religious definition

Here's what Wiki says:

According to one poll, some 20-25% of the United States population identifies itself as "spiritual but not religious".  One might say then, that a key different is that religion is a type of formal external search, while spirituality is defined as a search within oneself.   Spirituality defined in this sense is perfectly compatible with skepticism about the supernatural.  One might also say that spirituality is the path itself, rather than the goal: the attitude and the way a person chooses to live rather than a goal they must reach.

Here's the link for what Beliefnet says:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Rg0iXg6uCJgJ:www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Books/2002/07/Spiritual-But-Not-Religious.aspx+spiritual+but+not+religious+definition&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us