@Vinifera7, you wrote:
”So you define “spiritual” as an intense euphoria and feeling of connectedness.”
”Let’s see if everyone else defines it that way.”
For me, spirituality is connectedness, and it’s cool to see other people describe it that way. It’s when you are connected to other people in some way where you seem to be all thinking and doing the same thing. This is especially the case when you are doing completely improvised work.
There are times when it seems like we are all reading the same music, but, of course, there is no music written down. I feel like I’m in a kind of perfect pocket. I just know that whatever I do will be perfect; match perfectly. My inner critic that is always wondering if I’m doing it wrong disappears (that’s the coolest thing for me).
This leads to a very interesting feeling. I wouldn’t call it euphoria, although it is related to that. Euphoria, to me, is a kind of wild goodness, and this feeling is constrained and stable.
Cyndyh compared it to sex. I think that is an apt comparison—that moment of orgasm and just afterwards, when you feel totally complete and totally accepted, and everything is right in the world. However, while music is great, and I’d rather be doing that than any other kind of out-of-the-bed activity. Sex, for me, is still better.