| We are literally overwhelmed by the material world | | | | ultimate truth about life. You end up being more |
| around us. The advent of high-tech gadgets, the | | | | objective, kind, forgiving and focused. |
| television, the internet and more such have pulled us | | | | Of the many benefits which one can get from spiritual |
| down to remain within the narrow confines of our own | | | | growth, perhaps the most pertinent of them all is that it |
| little world, with limited access to anything happening | | | | helps you know and tap your inherent potential for |
| elsewhere. The biggest casualty under such | | | | self-improvement. When it concerns the human spirit, |
| circumstances is the loss of self-worth and a true | | | | science and religion have opposing views. While |
| sense of belonging. The only way to strike a balance | | | | science sees only one dimension of a human spirit - |
| between the material world and our inner self is to | | | | either living or non-living, religion views it as |
| seek spiritual growth. But to attain it is easier said than | | | | multidimensional. According to several important |
| done. | | | | religions of the world, a human spirit exists on earth |
| What is spiritual growth? It is essentially developing the | | | | only for a limited period of time. |
| skills to look inward; the ability to go beyond incidents | | | | Spiritual growth is the focus of several religious beliefs |
| and have a more holistic approach towards life. | | | | including Christianity and Islam. According to |
| Spiritual growth enables you to distinguish the bad from | | | | psychologist Maslow, all human needs can be |
| the good and helps you to take the most judicious | | | | categorized into physical, emotional and spiritual |
| decisions. Essentially achieved through serious | | | | aspects, the last occupying the highest rung in the |
| introspection, it calms the mind, puts your thought in the | | | | hierarchy of needs. |
| right perspective and moves you more towards the | | | | |