“The Inner Sanctuary
is always open.
It holds the very wisdom,
love, and peace we seek
.”
In this article, you’ll discover:
- Why the Inner Sanctuary is a source of wisdom, peace, and resilience.
- How turning inward can help restore balance in times of crisis and uncertainty.
- A simple spiritual technique for finding calm, clarity, and inner guidance.
By Sharon Kunin
How Can People Cope?
When crisis, tragedy, or conflict distress our being, there needs to be a sanctuary.
A sanctuary to reset our spiritual center of gravity. A sanctuary to align with our purpose for this lifetime. A sanctuary sustained by the Life Current Itself.
Schoolroom of Life
This earth theater is a school room. Learning is earned through much trial and much error. The learning curves are steep, sometimes tragic, yet there are also hard-won triumphs of character, selflessness, and personal growth as we wend our way on this mysterious journey.
Search for Balance in a World of Change
Our higher nature seeks balance so as not to hurt ourselves or others as we live, move, and have our being in this world of clashing opposites. Peace is fleeting since this is also a universe of constant change. Very often change presents friction.
We’re all children in a sense—trying to learn the rules, make the rules, or break the rules. Of course, “the rules” depend upon our goals. What virtues do we aspire to? What goals steer our decisions?
What Does the Inner Sanctuary Provide?
The Inner Sanctuary is always open. It holds the very wisdom, love, and peace we seek. It is a music and vibration unique to each Soul. In times of stress, sorrow, and unrest, it brings nourishment to the heart, mind, and spirit.
The Gift of Living from the “Inside Out”
Facing life’s challenges from the “inside out” brings strength, true self-direction, compassion, and humility. A way to serve life around you with your light and love. It taps a divine creativity to solve problems and move forward.
Whatever your approach to the Source of your existence, discover the key to your inner sanctuary.
Happily, there is so much more to life than what we see. We can set our inner compass to align with this “more”—with the intelligence, the wonder, the life-affirming sacred power of this “more,” however you experience it to be.
Within the inner sanctuary lies a fountain of divine creativity, and a portal to the eternal, ever-increasing splendor of Soul, the True Self of each person.
A Spiritual Meditation Technique for Inner Peace
The Eckankar tradition offers an ancient spiritual meditation technique as a key to one’s inner sanctuary. It can reveal the gateway to the goodness of all goodness within us.
The ancient mantra, HU (sounds like the word “hue”) can be used by anyone who has a sincere desire for inner wisdom, peace, and truth.
- It carries a sacred vibration of God’s love for Soul.
- Sung or chanted inwardly or aloud for 5 to 10 minutes, it can bring spiritual stress relief, centeredness, and a fresh perspective on what to do next in life.
It aligns you with the God Current.
Herein is the origin of true peace. The “price” if you will, is a receptivity to the God Current in every moment of life. To be your own, unique goodness of all goodness.
◆ May the first cause of every action be love for life itself. ◆
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Inner Sanctuary?
The Inner Sanctuary is a spiritual state of peace, wisdom, and connection with divine love that exists within every person.
How does the Inner Sanctuary help during a crisis?
In times of upheaval, conflict, and emotional strain, people everywhere search for meaning, peace, and a way to regain inner balance.
Whether the crisis is personal or unfolding across society, spiritual grounding offers a lifeline to healing.
Discovering your own key to the Inner Sanctuary within you can help you find resilience, compassion, perspective, and inner guidance during difficult times.
How can I experience the Inner Sanctuary for myself?
One simple way is to spend a few quiet minutes singing HU (sounds like the word hue), an ancient spiritual mantra that carries the vibration of divine love. Close your eyes and put your attention right above and between your eyebrows, on your Spiritual Eye, which is an inner window, a door, a gateway to raising your spiritual vibrations. Then chant or sing HU. Let the sound fill your heart. Then sit in silence and observe whatever insights, feelings of peace, or inner guidance come naturally.
Resources for Further Exploration
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“HU is the sound behind all sounds, woven into the language of life.
“It is the wind in the leaves, falling of rain, thunder of jets, singing of birds, the awful rumble of a tornado. Its sound is heard in laughter, weeping, the din of city traffic, ocean waves, and the quiet rippling of a mountain stream.
“It is a word people anywhere can use to address the Originator of all life.”
To thousands chant this sacred sound
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