| Spiritual development is our topic in this article and | | | | lives to material development, to the acquisition of |
| in other articles. I discuss ideas here that can help | | | | material goods. We also have many persons who |
| us develop spiritually, grow in our inner life and | | | | pass through mental or psychological development. |
| enjoy life to the fullest. As we go along we shall | | | | They study and go through school in order to |
| discover that everything else in life can be related | | | | develop their minds. But very few give a serious |
| to our spiritual life. | | | | thought to spirituality. |
| While the spiritual life cannot be separated from | | | | Some equate spiritual development to religious |
| our physical and material life, it is governed by | | | | development. But they are not really the same. A |
| principles and processes which are uniquely its | | | | person can be very religious. He or she goes to |
| own. We will discuss those principles and | | | | church daily, says his or her prayers |
| processes here. We will find that the principles and | | | | conscientiously. But he or she may not be |
| processes of the spiritual life have analogies with | | | | developed spiritually. What I discuss here is spiritual |
| the principles and processes in the physical and | | | | development, not necessarily religious |
| material life that enable us to understand better | | | | development. |
| the development of the spiritual life. | | | | Here we are concerned with the development of |
| If we are perceptive enough we will notice that | | | | the spirit, not of our religious sensibilities. Religious |
| of all the kinds of development, spiritual | | | | sensibilities are the result of our culture. The |
| development is the least discussed or thought | | | | development of the spirit is the result of the |
| about. We have many persons who devote their | | | | action of the spirit within us. |