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Spirituality, in a narrow sense,
concerns itself with matters of the spirit.
The spiritual, involving (as it may) perceived eternal
verities
regarding humankind's ultimate nature,
often contrasts with the temporal,
with the material,
or with the worldly.
A sense of connection
forms a central defining characteristic of spirituality — connection
to something "greater" than oneself, which includes an
emotional experience of religious
awe
and reverence.
Equally importantly, spirituality relates to matters of sanity
and of psychological
health. Like some forms of religion, spirituality often focuses on
personal experience
(see 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
(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".
