Religions view the body as separate from the spirit.
Health and Spirituality Department Please remember, this column is designed to help the consumer seeking behavioral-health information, and not intended to be any form of psychotherapy or a replacement for professional, individualized services. The separation of body and spirit does indeed show up in many religious traditions. However, some of those traditions are beginning to reexamine that philosophical point, realizing in the process that the body is as much a part of creation as is spirit and is therefore worthy of the same level of reverence. My own belief is that sensuality is an essential attitude for one to develop as part of one's spiritual journey. In other words, our senses may be the very vehicle for making contact with God.