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The "spiritual" word is often used in non-religious contexts to mean the mastery of the inner world. Meditation is often used as a way to take control of your
by victorhn 14y ago
The "spiritual" word is often used in non-religious contexts to mean the mastery of the inner world.
Meditation is often used as a way to take control of your thought processes (which are sometimes negative), so that's why it's often classified as a spiritual practice.
- mikeash 14y agoHuh, I don't think I've heard it used like that before, or didn't understand it that way in any case. "Spiritual" to me, being based on "sprit", always has connotations of external supernatural entities.