What is a spiritual experience Spiritual Experience Experiencing something which is beyond the comprehension of the five senses, mind and intellect constitutes a ‘spiritual experience’. For example, smelling a fragrance with no physical source, is called a spiritual experience. Additional Articles on Spiritual Experiences 1 Spiritual experience of the fragrance and taste of sandalwood while reading articles related to Spirituality2 Spiritual experience of a sweet taste while chanting when walking on the street3 Spiritual experience of subtle fragrance4 Spiritual experience of water tasting bitter5 Perceiving subtle fragrance emanating from a spiritual centre 11 km. away6 Perceiving subtle fragrance from a sweet (candy) wrapper touched by His Holiness Dr. Athavale