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Qualities of a Spiritual Person and Spiritual Living


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1 Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Arya Mahila PG College, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
     

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Spirituality is a positive aspect of human life or excellence that we must have a high regard for it. Our life is filled with spiritual qualities or values. Spirituality is helpful for the physical, social, and mental well-being. It develops harmony, peace and happiness. A spiritual person feels affection for God shall get at the spirit of spiritual quality. His requirement is to attain spiritual life with his full faith, wisdom and whole heart. Spiritual life is like a bed of roses. In this article we have discussed twelve essential qualities of a spiritual person. These are: positive thinking, inner peace, egoless, unconditional love, optimism, harmony, humility, responsibility, compassion, justice, simplicity, and reciprocity. Besides we have discussed spiritual living and the living mode to maintain spiritual health.

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Spiritual Qualities, Spiritual Living.
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Authors

Benkat Krishna Bharti
Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Krishna Kumari Verma
Arya Mahila PG College, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


Spirituality is a positive aspect of human life or excellence that we must have a high regard for it. Our life is filled with spiritual qualities or values. Spirituality is helpful for the physical, social, and mental well-being. It develops harmony, peace and happiness. A spiritual person feels affection for God shall get at the spirit of spiritual quality. His requirement is to attain spiritual life with his full faith, wisdom and whole heart. Spiritual life is like a bed of roses. In this article we have discussed twelve essential qualities of a spiritual person. These are: positive thinking, inner peace, egoless, unconditional love, optimism, harmony, humility, responsibility, compassion, justice, simplicity, and reciprocity. Besides we have discussed spiritual living and the living mode to maintain spiritual health.

Keywords


Spiritual Qualities, Spiritual Living.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2018%2Fv9i1%2F173717