Spiritual wellness is defined as expanding a sense of purpose and meaning in life, including one's morals and ethics. Major Asian influences on contemporary spirituality have included Swami Vivekananda131 and D. Buddhist practices are known as Bhavana, which literally means "development" or "cultivating"[74] or "producing"[75][76] in the sense of "calling into existence".[77] It is an important concept in Buddhist praxis (Patipatti). The word bhavana normally appears in conjunction with another word forming a compound phrase such as citta-bhavana (the development or cultivation of the heart/mind) or metta-bhavana (the development/cultivation of loving kindness). When used on its own bhavana signifies 'spiritual cultivation' generally.

It comes from the Indo-European root gheis- "fear or amazement", and there are descendants of that root in most of the Germanic languages, all of them possessing similar meanings. Some etymologists believe that Sanskrit he'das "anger" is related, and the general meaning of related words outside of the Germanic language family appears to have been "fury, anger". This 10-week course in meditation has everything you need to develop a strong, daily meditation practice. Metaphysics deals with the behavior of the non-physical world. Spirituality describes the behavior of a person sleeping with hands above head regards to this world. The Earl E Bakken Center for Spirituality &amp