THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT - A JAIN JOURNEY
STUDIES IN JAINA SPIRITUALITY
Keywords:
Spirit, Jain Spirituality, Atma Vidya, Collective-Process, Spiritual Option, Equality, Plurality, Beings, Spiritual Identification, Mulacara, Self-Help, Karmic Appellation, Bondage, Freedom, Condition, Gunasthana, TranscendenceAbstract
Spirituality has been defined severally by several people dependingupon diverse contexts. In a general sense, spirituality is primarily, the Spirit. It is the movement of the spirit and its work. It is the life that is lived in the awareness of the indwelling and all-pervading spirit, coupled with all-round detachment and continuous transcendence till the realization of the ultimate goal.
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