The Earth, at its core, contains a magnet that tugs matter towards it. The spirit and soul, having no material aspect, are not subject to this pull. Instead the infinity of the cosmos, the mind-boggling vastness, which we personify as God, draws the spiritual into it. When we lose sight of God then the spirit gets down, eventually leading to depression which we struggle to combat with material distraction and excess. This is why meditation – doing nothing – is always the most direct path to the spiritual.