Spirituality is a word that has been watered down so much it seems to have lost any real meaning other than desribing an emotional state of being. The 2 words--spiritual & emotional--are interchangable. Do you find this to be true?
Not really. Emotionality is a response. My understanding of spirituality is an internal recognition of a deeper level of being that cannot be identified.
I don’t think the two words are always interchangeable, and I don’t think that spirituality is completely described as an emotion. You can be filled with murderous rage. That’s an emotion but isn’t spiritual.
In addition to emotions, I think that spirituality is accompanied by deep awareness and appreciation, where appreciation is to understand the value.. The resulting emotions, such as a feeling of reverence, are just byproducts.
Also, IMO belief and disbelief are both nothing but value judgments—emotions. To be totally mystified and bewildered—there’s an emotional side to that response, but it seems to me the most appropriate response to our situation as consciously aware beings.