As you can imagine I have no problem telling people Aikido I do is a spiritual discipline. I never have people saying they don't know what I mean so in my experience they know exactly what I mean and many even say they are not ready for that.
So in my experience it communicates fine and thus transmits the right reality for what I do and those who want it are not disappointed.
So me saying that Aikido itself is a spiritual practice is one thing and me saying to another who asks personally I also say that same thing, but that's me. What anyone else should do as far as I see it when talking to someone enquiring is just be honest and tell them what it is to you.
That doesn't equal others are wrong, it just equals being honest and respecting that others are being honest from their views too. Thus there should be no argument.
Now I'm outa here, back to the spiritual thread
Peace.G.