Spirituality refers to us being souls that coexist on earth and in heaven, both of which are spiritual realms. When the outside world becomes grossly materialistic and ‘nonspiritual’ like now in 2024, we all need to connect to our souls and our spiritual energies.

This means disconnecting from the world of the internet, politics, race, and religion so we can then focus on the only truth, our inner selves. This can be through yoga, meditation, gardening, walking, art, and any activity that does not depend on being ‘connected to others.

This collection of photographs depicts Buddhist monks in South East Asia who try to do just this. There are some similarities between Christianity and Buddhism: they both have commandments about not killing, stealing, etc.

They also have places of worship, churches, and temples, and guardians of these places, monks, and priests. The main difference I can see is that Christianity is a community religion where people gather in churches to praise God and support each other in their faith.

They are dependent on each other for their faith to be strong. They also believe in a God who created the universe and who is the focus of all your good and bad deeds.

A relationship between God and humans that gives meaning, forgiveness, and peace. .