spiritual path
Inner growth route
A spiritual path is a course of practices, beliefs, or disciplines pursued for inner development or connection with something transcendent.
The metaphor of a path suggests progression toward enlightenment, salvation, or self-realization: Buddhism was her spiritual path, He found his spiritual path through meditation.
Different traditions offer different paths—contemplative, devotional, ascetic—but all imply a journey with direction and commitment rather than casual belief.
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- nondualityAbsence of fundamental separation
- true natureAuthentic character underneath
- meditationFocused attention practice
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
ego death · transcendence · higher self · lineage · dharma · self-realization · seeker · inner journey · pilgrimage · guru · mysticism · bodhi · spirituality · letting go · surrender · prayer · sacred texts · asceticism
- BuddhismBuddha, dharma wheel, Four Noble Truths, nirvana, dharma
- mysticismmystic, gnosis, divine union, divine spark, mystical
- Sufismtariqa, fana, sufi, Sufism, dervish
- Guru Traditionsparampara, disciples, master, darshan, ashram
- yogaasana, asanas, pranayama, yoga class, yoga pose
- Hindu conceptsmoksha, karma, atman, dharma, karma yoga
spiritual pathrat race
Exhausting competitive work routine
careerism · materialism · worldliness · secular life · career ladder
spiritual pathconsumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
acquisitiveness · keeping up with the Joneses · gold digging · fortune hunting · greed
spiritual pathhedonism
Pursuit of gratification
pleasure-seeking · soullessness · epicureanism · self-indulgence · decadence