Spirituality***an individual's search for ultimate or sacred meaning, and purpose in life.
-to seek out or search for personal growth, religious experience, belief in a supernatural realm or afterlife, or to make sense of one's own "inner dimension".
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^ Jump up to: ab"Vedic religion". Encyclopedia Britannica. 21 September 2024. It [Vedic religion] takes its name from the collections of sacred texts known as the Vedas. Vedism is the oldest stratum of religious activity in India for which there exist written materials. It was one of the major traditions that shaped Hinduism.