[〈det nature.n〉 spiritual.a]
In Wikipedia:
While he personally teaches from a Christian perspective, he states he is open to teaching students of any religion, quoting the style web site FAQ he explains how religion is handled: However Durbin also states, “A person who just does not believe in God cannot possibly reach the highest levels of the martial arts, since they are of a spiritual nature.
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(: :)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It just so happened that the book I had chosen was of a spiritual nature and it was talking about how God is always there for you, but sometimes you just don’t let Him in.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’m always looking for music that would be a nice accompaniment to the spiritual nature of Sanctuary, and found this at The Anchoress today.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The service is crying out for urgent intervention, both of a spiritual and psychological nature.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It was his chance to tell his story of how he had come to Alaska and the visions dwelling within his spiritual nature that is indigenous to the Christian.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
If you are not interested in discussions of a spiritual nature, then you probably will not be interested in this post.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
From the scriptural doctrine of the essentially spiritual nature of the kingdom of Christ, Glas in his public teaching drew the conclusions: This argument is most fully exhibited in a treatise entitled “The Testimony of the King of Martyrs” (1729).
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The first is that we’re all here to discover our higher self, to realize that our essential nature is spiritual.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Moreover, brief asides and notes at the ends of each issue (by Deepak Chopra) further demonstrate the spiritual nature of the story.
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Briefly, Khatami is seeking for a model of subjectivity capable of meeting modern requirements, and convening the privileges of modern subjectivism, but has more to say about man and its spiritual nature.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Due to man’s spiritual callousness there arose a need to announce a moral law, which was etched in the depths of his spiritual nature, in the form of simple and understandable commandments, so that man would have not only the internal, but also the external guidance.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The conclusive understanding is that non – intelligent nature being material like the physical body is always fit to be discarded and the intelligent nature being spiritual like the atma is always fit to be embraced.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But what can be the spiritual nature of minds that fail to comprehend that there is no more profound or knowing spirit than that of any given soldier who fell somewhere on the Somme or in Flanders?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We treat the phenomenal world with less reverence than those cultures in which there is a’ ’ sacred dimension to trees, to rivers, and to the whole of creation.” the spiritual nature of the human.
(Parse)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Because of their spiritual nature, angels possess the beatific vision of the triple Godhead. [edit] Depiction in art In this Russian Icon two Archangels attend Christ in the dress of Byzantine court officials of over a millennium earlier, including their wands of office The Archangel Michael by Guido Reni wears a late Roman military outfit in this 17th century depiction While angels and demons alike are generally regarded as invisible to human sight, they are frequently depicted as human-like creatures with wings, though many theologians have argued that they have no physical existence, but can take on human form.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
There is a problem that a man can only resolve by finding his true spiritual nature through a religion that he so identifies with that he has the strength and the courage to laugh at himself and his religion occasionally.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Where a visual representation intends to motivate something of a spiritual nature there is always the danger that everything visible will be observed and the spiritual aspect neglected?
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(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
My main premise here is that there is a spiritual nature to physical life.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
That same truth that applies to our physical bodies is also true of our spiritual nature.
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(. .)))
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