Resumen
The article presents authors' personal accounts of special interest group session attended by 50 people, conducted at the Computer Human Interface conference entitled "Can We Have Spiritual Experiences Online?," effect of information technology on spiritual life. Authors presented their initial impression, which was that the dominant design rhetoric of design work in human-computer interaction worked against the inner stillness of spiritual life. All of those in the room discussed various ways in which they had significant emotional and spiritual experiences during work with technology support of others. One person emphasized advantages of online anonymity for spirituality seekers. This means that ability to visit religious or spiritual places on the Internet without having to make a commitment or receive further communications. Despite the spectacular technology they created or used, it appeared that the significant part of their online lives continued to be traditional. Authors felt strengthened in their spiritual lives by the courageous sharing of the diverse participants in the session.