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Originally Posted by Altair
Okay. I don't know about those distinctions (manas in particular?),
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In very simple terms, the Atmic principle pertains to the Atman, the Buddhic principle pertains to spiritual intuition, and Manas pertains to the higher abstract mind.
This is as opposed to the lower concrete mind, an aspect of personality which is the tool we use for dealing with the practicalities of everyday life.
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Originally Posted by Altair
but to me it (spirituality) is about the immaterial so perhaps we mean the same. Having said that, to me spirituality is all around us, not 'far away' but expressed indirectly through all life. In that sense, we always live in a spiritual world.
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Agree. All life is spiritual and everyone is on their own spiritual journey.
For many, the spiritual journey is an unconscious process based on identification with personality. They undergo experiences and learn things without realising the lessons they are learning.
For others the spiritual journey is a conscious choice in terms of beliefs and practices. It is the journey from identification with personality to identification with the higher aspect of ourselves as human beings.
Of course, this is just what spirituality means to me.
Peace