?Spirituality is the essence of the meaning behind all religions. It is the common system of components that provides the basic infrastructure of known human religious activities.? Some of the basic infrastructure components which can be found in the world?s religions include the following: 1. Spiritual beings (non-corporeal entities) exist and operate within the universe. 2. The existence of a supreme spiritual being or an alliance of ruling beings that created the universe. 3. The duality of forces in the universe; that is the concept of good and evil forces, and the competition between good and evil spiritual forces for supremacy. 4. The existence of a spiritual hierarchy amongst and between the good forces and evil forces of the universe. 5. The concurrence of multiple levels of reality and states of existence. These levels and states are the physical, the mental, and the spiritual. 6. The occurrence of physical, mental, and spiritual evolution and devolution, which are the results of virtuous or sinful thoughts, words, deeds, and actions. 7. The continuance of human life after physical death in one of the various levels of reality or states of existence within the universe. 8. The continuity of both conscious and unconscious communication and interaction between physical beings and spiritual beings. 9. Energy generation, direction, and utilization through the means of purposeful command and control of thoughts, words, deeds, and actions. 10. Utilization of organizations, locations, and structures to accomplish specific goals and objectives on this earth and within the spiritual realms.?
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