spiritual knowledge
Divine truth sought
Spiritual knowledge is understanding derived from religious practice, mystical experience, or inner contemplation rather than empirical observation or rational analysis.
It encompasses insights about the soul, the divine, consciousness, or ultimate reality: The guru claimed spiritual knowledge came through meditation, not books.
Different traditions locate spiritual knowledge in sacred texts, direct revelation, or disciplined practice.
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- ancient wisdomLong-held profound understanding
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- divine revelationDeity communicates to humanity
- moralityRight and wrong principles
meditation · higher truth · enlightenment · revelation · virtue · mystical experience · intuition · cosmic consciousness · inner peace · faith · esoteric wisdom · prophecy · contemplation · third eye · inner light · gnosis · dharma · true self
- Javanese Mysticismdalang, tapa, flower water, purification rites, healing rituals
- VedantaAdvaita, Brahman, Atman, maya, moksha
spiritual knowledgeempirical data
Facts from direct experience
scientific data · empirical observation · scientific knowledge · sensory experience · sense perception
spiritual knowledgephysical science
Study of inanimate matter and energy
natural science · carnal knowledge · practical knowledge · technical knowledge
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