tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663280163127738400.post7084728042823988135..comments2023-03-25T05:17:38.743-04:00Comments on Notes On The Spiritual Life: What is your interior spiritual life like?David G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663280163127738400.post-24440401022815348602017-09-19T14:22:28.810-04:002017-09-19T14:22:28.810-04:00I am reading in the Perennial Philosophy by Aldous...I am reading in the Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley about Shankara which is a summary of the Hindu scriptures, "When a man follows the way of the world, or the way of the flesh, or the way of tradition (i.e. when he believes in religious rites and the letter of the scriptures, as though they were intrinsically sacred), knowledge of Reality cannot arise in him.<br /><br />Osho says a similar thing that a person cannot enter onto a spiritual path until the person rebels against the faith of his upbringing and questions it. It is, after all, not his/her faith, but one that has been imposed on him/her. My question, "What is your interior spiritual life like?" is not about religion. What have you been told to believe, but rather what's real, what's at the ground of your being? What is the well that you draw from when you are challenged by existential questions and problems?David G. Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663280163127738400.post-73208872894093302562017-09-19T12:29:33.861-04:002017-09-19T12:29:33.861-04:00What happened when Luke focused and looked at his ...What happened when Luke focused and looked at his interior spiritual life? I was surprised that he even understood what I meant by the phrase. I wondered if he had ever heard it before. he seemed to instinctively know what I was talking about and he never asked for clarification. Sometimes people have asked "What do you mean?" but most often they seem to know what I am talking about. It seems like a very intimate question to me and one that can't be asked in casual conversation. I am very blessed to be a therapist and learn far more from the interaction with my clients than they learn from me.David G. Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.com