Religion is a distinct body of organized ideas and behaviors that a group of people often embraces. Religion is a set of different traditions, dogmas, and ways of thinking that link spirituality and, at least, moral ideals to mankind. Numerous faiths use tales, rituals, practices, and holy narratives to describe the purpose of existence or the genesis of life and the world. Spirituality is mostly an individual activity with a feeling of calm and meaning. It is also associated with forming beliefs about the purpose of life and relationships with other people. Relationships with a higher entity and an ontological view of life, dying, and reality are central to spirituality (Loue, 2018). Religious beliefs involve praying, meditation, and interaction with other religious community members.
A critical distinction between Religion and spirituality is wanting to believe vs. being. Religion stresses the substance of adherents’ thoughts and the manner in which those ideas manifest in daily lives. On the other side, spirituality emphasizes the process of getting connected to the inner self. Spirituality is the unique connection with the Creator of a particular interpretation. Religion is a collection of individuals who serve the same Deity. Everyone shares the same concept of Religion, which is generally defined in historical theology or sacred literature. Spirituality is a solitary endeavor (Jenkins et al., 2018). Every encounter in our life affords us the opportunity to depart from or approach the reality of ourselves, a spirit living a human existence.
Spirituality is a concept people independently find and acquire, and there exist no guidelines for communicating with spirit. Spirituality is your identity since, at heart, a person becomes the spirit living a subjective existence. Spirituality is inclusive of many viewpoints and whichever viewpoint connects with a person becomes their reality. Regardless of the position that disturbs a person, it is not their reality. Spirituality emphasizes the significance of living in the present moment. Non-resistance to the immediate stage will only generate further hostility to it. By identifying with the current situation, one is reminded of their genuine power source and can connect with it. Spirituality revolves around present happiness, and this is because experiencing happiness is experiencing righteousness. Through emotions, my internal control system directs me to where I am required to go. This control explains the trick to creating a life exceeding my wildest imaginings to feel happy. Spirituality does not criticize anybody or any actions; someone can have a viewpoint on a subject, but that view does not have any emotional baggage. Thus, spirituality respects many viewpoints, so it is not necessary to advocate for a single truth. Spirituality and religion may coexist happily, and even though they are distinct from religion, spirituality does not need to protect itself from religion. The two may coexist because one complements the other.
Spirituality’s involvement in professional nursing includes satisfying the patient’s spiritual care requirements, which may contribute to physical healing, pain reduction, and personal development. To treat the patient’s comprehensive requirements, the physician must address physical and emotional requirements. Scholars concur that spiritual nursing care promotes spiritual health and well-being by establishing loving connections and connectivity between the physician and the patient. Spirituality, meditation, and prayers may help well-being via supportive behaviors, compassion, and fortitude, and it might even be therapeutic (Jenkins et al., 2018). Enhancing a patient’s spiritual health might not heal a health condition, but it might make the patient feel better. As a nurse, I understand that to offer efficacious spiritual care, I should be aware of the patient’s perceptions of life and death. In addition, I should be able to distinguish between religious and spiritual needs and identify the appropriate spiritual intervention strategies.
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