Dr. Dave Vago

fuel our constant attempts to do something better or to feel something more meaningful, right? And so I think there is a level that we can work to at using spiritual health as a lens to foster improvement in not only our own personal well-being, but as one humanity.

One of the ways that we now separate sort of ways of thinking about spiritual health is through spiritual experiences, which are much more fleeting and ephemeral, short term. They leave lasting impressions or they have high levels of insight and durability. They can be intense, powerful, transformative experiences.

One of the ways that we now separate sort of ways of thinking about spiritual health is through spiritual experiences, which are much more fleeting and ephemeral, short term. They leave lasting impressions or they have high levels of insight and durability. They can be intense, powerful, transformative experiences.

One of the ways that we now separate sort of ways of thinking about spiritual health is through spiritual experiences, which are much more fleeting and ephemeral, short term. They leave lasting impressions or they have high levels of insight and durability. They can be intense, powerful, transformative experiences.

This is the kind of experience that we've talked about in the past, the self-transcendent one. where you feel connection or union to something greater than ourselves. And this could be the divine. It could be just nature, like how you feel when you are outside, just surrounded by trees or the ocean or just watching a sunset. This is what Dacher Keltner refers to as awe.

This is the kind of experience that we've talked about in the past, the self-transcendent one. where you feel connection or union to something greater than ourselves. And this could be the divine. It could be just nature, like how you feel when you are outside, just surrounded by trees or the ocean or just watching a sunset. This is what Dacher Keltner refers to as awe.

This is the kind of experience that we've talked about in the past, the self-transcendent one. where you feel connection or union to something greater than ourselves. And this could be the divine. It could be just nature, like how you feel when you are outside, just surrounded by trees or the ocean or just watching a sunset. This is what Dacher Keltner refers to as awe.

That experience of just being overwhelmed by just the raw, undomesticated energy of nature. The Peruvian, the Quetaro philosophy also talks about this raw, undomesticated energy. And they have a word for it called salca. And it's that feeling that you have when you're in nature or surrounded by something that is more profound than the narratives that we create about our own ego or self.

That experience of just being overwhelmed by just the raw, undomesticated energy of nature. The Peruvian, the Quetaro philosophy also talks about this raw, undomesticated energy. And they have a word for it called salca. And it's that feeling that you have when you're in nature or surrounded by something that is more profound than the narratives that we create about our own ego or self.

That experience of just being overwhelmed by just the raw, undomesticated energy of nature. The Peruvian, the Quetaro philosophy also talks about this raw, undomesticated energy. And they have a word for it called salca. And it's that feeling that you have when you're in nature or surrounded by something that is more profound than the narratives that we create about our own ego or self.

And when that ego or self and experience of who we are, our identity starts to dissolve in that context of being surrounded by something profound in nature, that's when we have this dissolution of the self. The dissolving of that sense of self combined with a feeling of union and connection to something greater than ourselves is really the spiritual experience that we're talking about.

And when that ego or self and experience of who we are, our identity starts to dissolve in that context of being surrounded by something profound in nature, that's when we have this dissolution of the self. The dissolving of that sense of self combined with a feeling of union and connection to something greater than ourselves is really the spiritual experience that we're talking about.

And when that ego or self and experience of who we are, our identity starts to dissolve in that context of being surrounded by something profound in nature, that's when we have this dissolution of the self. The dissolving of that sense of self combined with a feeling of union and connection to something greater than ourselves is really the spiritual experience that we're talking about.

And there's something healthy about experiencing that experience. more regularly, that it doesn't have to be something that you experience when you go to church or that is dictated by certain dogmatic principles in religion. But it's something that can be ordinary, that you can experience watching the sunset or the smile of a child or the taste of something that was prepared by a master chef.

And there's something healthy about experiencing that experience. more regularly, that it doesn't have to be something that you experience when you go to church or that is dictated by certain dogmatic principles in religion. But it's something that can be ordinary, that you can experience watching the sunset or the smile of a child or the taste of something that was prepared by a master chef.

And there's something healthy about experiencing that experience. more regularly, that it doesn't have to be something that you experience when you go to church or that is dictated by certain dogmatic principles in religion. But it's something that can be ordinary, that you can experience watching the sunset or the smile of a child or the taste of something that was prepared by a master chef.

Something that profound can also be transcendent throughout our normal everyday life. That's one aspect of spiritual health. The other one that we've trying to define is a sense of spiritual well-being that's more trait-like, that provides a sense of purpose, a sense of meaning, a harmony with others.

Something that profound can also be transcendent throughout our normal everyday life. That's one aspect of spiritual health. The other one that we've trying to define is a sense of spiritual well-being that's more trait-like, that provides a sense of purpose, a sense of meaning, a harmony with others.

Something that profound can also be transcendent throughout our normal everyday life. That's one aspect of spiritual health. The other one that we've trying to define is a sense of spiritual well-being that's more trait-like, that provides a sense of purpose, a sense of meaning, a harmony with others.

And this is really more based on spiritual religious belief systems where you're countering despair or uncertainty. It's found more in healthcare or palliative care settings when people are nearing death. This is why we have chaplains and rabbis in hospitals. This is the faith in healing, perhaps believing in a miracle or at least less suffering for oneself or family members.