Spirituality deals with enlightening one's thoughts, emotions and intrinsic tendencies.
It is the most evolved and comprehensive science of psychological, sociological  moral development, and ultimate progress.
It brightens the intellect together with inculcation of sensitivity towards fellow beings and towards the grace of nature.
There is no place of superstitions,fantasy of escapism in a truly spiritual life.
Spiritual progress in no way blocks scientific and materialistic progress.......
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The Sanskrit word for "spirituality" is "adhyatmam", which means, "centered and established in the atma ". Lord Krishna says in Srimad Bhagvad Gita(2/55): " A person who voluntarily gives up all his desires, lusts and ambitions and whose individual soul remains poised in the omnipresent Spirit is called sthitapragya (a person of steadfast wisdom)". Here the meaning of soul is one�s own real self, which is eternal, pure and indestructible. The essence of spirituality is atmagyana- to realize that our true self is the spark of the Cosmic Self-Spirit. To remain unshakably poised in this awareness means spiritual living. It is the ultimate aim of human life. Scriptures and philosophical treatises explain this truth by giving the example of an empty pot and the ether. An empty pot has nothing in it. The ether is also limitless empty space. Therefore the empty space within the pot can be considered as limited ether. If the pot is broken, the space contained in it merges back into the limitless space. Reality becomes apparent when the pot is broken. Similarly all apparently separate entities are mere bubbles over the limitless ocean of Being. .... read complete article