Community is the human environment in which spiritual development occurs.  One's spiritual community can include, but is not limited to, one's family, friends, church or other religious organization, coworkers, or classmates.  The community dimension, like the other three dimensions of spirituality, is, by its nature, highly personal and individualized.

Meaning fosters spiritual development through its exploration.  Spirituality develops within the context of a search for answers about and meaning in life, death, pain, nature, love, or any number of other seemingly inexplicable concepts or experiences.  Often, through the spirituality developed in the search for meaning, one may achieve a certain peace with existence that lessens the importance of intellectual answers to the aforementioned difficult concepts.

Religious needs are what shapes one's search for meaning.  Subscription to or rejection of different religious philosophies alters one's approach to the search for meaning and can shape the resulting conclusions.  Also, certain religious rites and rituals can be used as means of expressing spirituality.

Inner resources are the senses, emotions, and personal abilities that one must access and strengthen in order to enhance one's chances of transcending difficulties through spirituality in order to fully participate in the spiritual act of living.  Inner resources may be evoked out through such activities as prayer, yoga, meditation, reflection, lovemaking, exercise, singing, and laughter.