Residents at that time were "ever alive to the mental, moral, and spiritual advancements of their homes surroundings."

His stories of spiritual advancements and otherwise are famous in the region of Sindh.

This social and spiritual advancement for women was ahead of the times and, therefore, drew many objections from men, including bhikkhus.

The higher the spiritual advancement and purity of mind of the society, the lower the elaboration required.

These experiences have nothing at all to do with spiritual advancement.

Ecclesiastical or other, princes were convinced that spiritual advancement required a material foundation.

It is only by turning unto God that the spiritual advancement can be made.

The letters which Saint Jerome wrote for her instruction and spiritual advancement are, according to his own testimony, very numerous.

"I was just a person making very nice spiritual advancement."

On the contrary, the body is considered instrumental to spiritual advancement.