spiritual discipline
C16559
concept
A spiritual discipline is a deliberate, often repetitive practice or habit—such as prayer, meditation, fasting, or study—undertaken to cultivate spiritual growth, deepen one’s relationship with the divine, and shape character and inner life.
Observed surface forms (6)
- devotional practice ×6
- mental cultivation ×2
- spiritual cultivation practice ×2
- Ignatian spirituality practice ×1
- Jewish spiritual discipline ×1
- spiritual exercise ×1
Instances (18)
- Classical Yoga
- Neidan via concept surface "spiritual cultivation practice"
- Rasa Lila with gopis via concept surface "devotional practice"
- Nanakpanthi traditions via concept surface "devotional practice"
- Torah study
- Ignatian examen via concept surface "spiritual exercise"
- Mysteria Dolorosa via concept surface "devotional practice"
- Marian feasts via concept surface "devotional practice"
- Right Effort via concept surface "mental cultivation"
- Right Concentration via concept surface "mental cultivation"
- Temperance
- Nam-Prasanga via concept surface "devotional practice"
- Naam-Kirtan via concept surface "devotional practice"
- Mussar via concept surface "Jewish spiritual discipline"
- internal alchemy
- inner alchemy
- nèidān via concept surface "spiritual cultivation practice"
- Zen meditation