11.2.2 Working definition of spirituality

Although spirituality as a spiritual attitude to life can also have religious aspects, in my study, I have restricted this concept – to distinguish it from the concept of religion – to new spirituality. This is a collective term for a wide range of interests outside the traditional Western religions. Central to this are the personal inner experience, self-development and the discovery and development of personal abilities, a spiritual source of power and an all-pervading cosmic energy.