Spirituality (Spir`it*u*al"i*ty)

1. The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality;
heavenly-mindedness. "A pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its
spirituality." South. "If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth
nearest to spirituality." Sir W. Raleigh. "Much of our spirituality and comfort
in public worship depends on the state of mind in which we come." Bickersteth.
2. (Eccl.) That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an
ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities. "During the
vacancy of a see, the archbishop is guardian of the spiritualities thereof."
Blackstone.
3. An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as
distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality. [Obs.] "Five entire subsidies
were granted to the king by the spirituality." Fuller.

Spiritual problems are defined as distressing experiences that involve a person's relationship with a transcendent being or force but are not necessarily related to an organized church or religious institution. Sometimes such experiences emerge from intensive involvement with spiritual practices such as meditation or yoga, as in the Meditation and Spiritual Practice type of spiritual problem.
The connection between spiritual emergences and psychological problems was first noted by Roberto Assagioli,MD who described how persons may become inflated and grandiose as a result of intense experiences associated with spiritual practices:
Instances of such confusion are not uncommon among people who become dazzled by contact with truths too great or energies too powerful for their mental capacities to grasp and their personality to assimilate