ELEMENTS OF SPIRITUALITY IN RAJA RAO'S KANTHAPURAAND KIPLING'S KIM

'Spirit' is a vital principle of life, the breath of God, air or wind. Spirit is more<br>than simply being physical consciousness is a part. 'Spirit' is the psyche in modern terms.<br>Spirituality is one's character or quality that makes one transcend the barriers of<br>worldliness, caste, creed and sensuality and realize one's connection with the Truth.<br>Spirituality leads one to search for and discover meaning in life, a meaning that goes<br>beyond a merely material experience, however successful. This is a deeply personal<br>search, which can bring a person to inner peace even in the presence of adverse<br>circumstances. The present paper aims to study elements of spirituality in Raja Rao's<br>Kanthapura and Rudyard Kipling's Kim.“Spirit（灵性）”是生命的核心本原，亦可指代神之气息、空气与风。灵性绝非仅局限于肉身范畴，意识亦是其构成要素之一。以现代学术话语而言，灵性即psyche（心灵/灵魂）。 “Spirituality（灵性）”是指个体借以突破世俗、种姓、信条与感官欲望的桎梏，并体悟自身与“Truth（真理）”之联结的品格与特质。灵性追求引导个体探寻并领悟生命的真谛——此种真谛远超任何物质层面的体验，无论其何等成功顺遂。 这是一场极为私人化的探寻之旅，即便身处逆境，亦能令个体获得内心的安宁与平和。本论文旨在探析拉贾·罗伊（Raja Rao）的《甘塔普拉》（Kanthapura）与鲁德亚德·吉卜林（Rudyard Kipling）的《基姆》（Kim）中所蕴含的灵性元素。