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Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of
the spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and faith, a
transcendent reality, or one or more deities. Spiritual matters are
thus those matters regarding humankind's ultimate nature and
purpose, not only as material biological organisms, but as beings
with a unique relationship to that which is perceived to be beyond
both time and the material world.
As such, the spiritual is traditionally contrasted with the
material, the temporal and the worldly. A perceived sense of
connection forms a central defining characteristic of spirituality —
connection to a metaphysical reality greater than oneself, which may
include an emotional experience of religious awe and reverence, or
such states as satori or Nirvana. Equally importantly, spirituality
relates to matters of sanity and of psychological health.
Spirituality is the personal, subjective dimension of religion,
particularly that which pertains to liberation or salvation (see
also mysticism)
Spirituality may involve perceiving or wishing to perceive life as
more important ("higher"), more complex or more integrated with
one's world view; as contrasted with the merely sensual.
Many spiritual traditions, accordingly, share a common spiritual
theme: the "path", "work", practice, or tradition of perceiving and
internalizing one's "true" nature and relationship to the rest of
existence (God, creation of the universe, or life), and of becoming
free of the lesser egoic self (or ego) in favor of being more fully
one's "true" "Self".
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