universal spirit

All-pervading divine essence

Universal spirit refers to a divine or cosmic consciousness believed to permeate all existence—the animating force connecting everything in the universe.

The concept appears across religious and philosophical traditions: Brahman in Hinduism, the Tao, the World Soul in Western philosophy.

New Age spirituality often invokes a universal spirit as an impersonal divine presence accessible through meditation or mystical experience: She felt connected to the universal spirit.

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transcendence · consciousness · pantheism · Tao · cosmic order · life force · breath of life · monism · collective unconscious · immanence · Nirvana · archetypes · mandala · infinity symbol · yin-yang · lotus flower · metaphysics · tree of life

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scope of consciousness

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One's self-image

self · atman · personal identity · mortal soul · human soul

unity vs. multiplicity

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State of being many

transcendence vs. materiality

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Tangible realm of matter

materialism · flesh · physicality

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