spiritual authority, n.All

Spiritual authority (n.) wears ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠thin, and so breeds a demand for something genuine that needs no stamp.

Spiritual authority (n.) that ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠transcends the ego is never invented on the spot or reasoned out; it springs from deeply rooted traditions, and modern belief in arbitrary inventions shows both gullibility and a deep need for it.