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The asceticism, also known as asceticism, is a religious philosophical current which proposes as a starting point the purification of the spirits from the rejection of the pleasure material type and abstinence when it comes to satisfying any wish.

That is to say, for the ascetic, the needs of a physiological type that the human being manifests in his daily life turn out to be of a absolutely inferior nature and opposite to those questions inherent to the spirit, therefore, it is that it considers them far below on the Value scale and of course he does not attribute to them the value and importance that those who do not agree with this position usually give him.

The first manifestations of this type of doctrine appeared a few centuries back in time, in the Ancient Greece, and then with the development of religions Christian, Buddhist and Islamic, the ascetic, achieved a fabulous expansion in the entire world.

For example, in the case of religion Catholic, asceticism has been promoted, especially among priests, because it is believed to be the best way to achieve a solid union with God, Since away from any type of temptation and doomed to prayer, penance and loneliness, that communion with God.

On the other hand and in the case of Buddhism, as one of the main motivations is to get in touch with suffering in order to free oneself from From the succession of nirvana, it will be necessary to promote meditation on the one hand and tend to detachment from material goods on the other. Meanwhile, Islamism's proposal presents some coincidences in this sense to also please its God and reach a maximum expression of faith.

Also, the term ascetic is used to designate the individual who is dedicated to practice asceticism and therefore stands out for leading a life in which the simplicity.