Looking back, in the West, at least as early as the 1960s, people were discovering that modern society, structured by rationality, science, and capitalism, did not bring a sense of fulfillment, and they began to explore more spiritual avenues.
回顧西方的靈性運動，早在六○年代的嬉皮運動開始，人們發現理性、科學、資本主義建構下的現代社會，並未帶來心靈的富足，於是開始追尋靈性的感動。