spiritual discipline
C16559
concept
A spiritual discipline is a deliberate, often repetitive practice or habit—such as prayer, meditation, fasting, or study—undertaken to cultivate spiritual growth, deepen one’s relationship with the divine, and shape character and inner life.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| spiritual discipline canonical | 7 |
| devotional practice | 6 |
| mental cultivation | 2 |
| spiritual cultivation practice | 2 |
| Ignatian spirituality practice | 1 |
| Jewish spiritual discipline | 1 |
| spiritual exercise | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: spiritual discipline
Generated description
A spiritual discipline is a deliberate, often repetitive practice or habit—such as prayer, meditation, fasting, or study—undertaken to cultivate spiritual growth, deepen one’s relationship with the divine, and shape character and inner life.
Instances (18)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Classical Yoga | — |
| Neidan | spiritual cultivation practice |
| Rasa Lila with gopis | devotional practice |
| Nanakpanthi traditions | devotional practice |
| Torah study | — |
| Ignatian examen | spiritual exercise |
| Mysteria Dolorosa | devotional practice |
| Marian feasts | devotional practice |
| Right Effort | mental cultivation |
| Right Concentration | mental cultivation |
| Temperance | — |
| Nam-Prasanga | devotional practice |
| Naam-Kirtan | devotional practice |
| Mussar | Jewish spiritual discipline |
| internal alchemy | — |
| inner alchemy | — |
| nèidān | spiritual cultivation practice |
| Zen meditation | — |