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This section will start with a summary of spiritual development as it is necessary to look at the spiritual domain to understand the place of spiritual facilitation. Some general descriptions will be discussed that will seek to answer the question: What are the indicators of spiritual development? How do we know that this development takes place? What do we look for that tells us it is taking place, both in ourselves and in others? How do we practically and conceptually view such development?

 The basic premise on which this section is based is that those who are awake to their own spiritual nature and actively identify with being spiritual human beings are on a journey of spiritual development that can be called the mystical journey or the path of enlightenment or other transformative states.

In summary, spirituality is not about feeling good, emotionally satisfied or having ecstatic experiences. Spirituality is connection to a collective and unitive force that is material, cosmic and beyond to the Creative Void. Facilitating such enlightenment (the Unitive experience) implies the ending of the `I’-making tendencies, ending or cessation of obstacles or personality traits, rather than positive terms such as bliss, although this can be sought too as part of the journey. Cessation is the root meaning of the word `Nirvana’ (Pali Canons) -- click on file for full article.