SPIRITUAL SELF

• Spirituality comes from the Latin word “spiritus” which means breath or life force.
• One of the practices in Spirituality is worship.
• as per William James, the spiritual self is the most intimate, inner subjective part of self.
• The spiritual aspect of the self is the inner essence, the part of the self that connects the person to the sacred, the supernatural, and the universe.
• The nurturing of the

  spiritual self also gives a deeper purpose or meaning of one’s life.
• The concept of the “whole person” is usually associated to the idea of human

  beings as having physical and psychological aspects. However, there is third aspect

  of being human that is as important as the 2 precedents: the spiritual aspect.
• Highlighting the mind-body-spirit connection, the spiritual self is an ongoing, personal life journey, contextualized by the belief in a higher being, culture, relationships, nature, and the discovery of meaning in one’s life.
• Religiosity is defined as the adherence to a belief system and practices associated with a tradition in which there is agreement about what is believed and practiced.
• If religiosity is communal, then spirituality is individual.
• In religiosity, beliefs and practices are within religious groups, and religious

  commitment, conservatism, and skepticism are manifested.
• Spiritual attributes include the need for spiritual quest, ecumenical worldviews, compassion, service, and inner peace.
• religion is a set of cultural beliefs and

  practices.
• Religion is an organized system of ideas about the spiritual sphere or supernatural
• Logotherapy – the pursuit of human existence as well as on man’s

  search for such meaning. Logos is a Greek word that translates as

  “Logotherapy focuses on the future.”
• Will find meaning - desire for meaning is a fundamental motivational

  force in humans.
• Basic Concepts in Logotherapy (1) Consciousness and (2) unconsciousness
• Basic Concepts in Logotherapy - The meaning of life and death
• In Logotherapy, man can discover meaning in three ways: (1) Doing a deed (2) Experiencing a value (3)Suffering
• Tragic Triad - Pain, Guilt, and Death
• Animism is the belief that creatures, objects, and places possess

  spirits.