The Inner Palace: Mirrors of Psychospirituality in Divine and Sacred Wisdom-Traditions (2-Volume Set)

The Inner Palace -- a 2-volume set -- investigates teachings from around the world known as Wisdom Traditions, teachings which attempt to describe and to explain what is divine, sacred, or holy. These include the Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Taoist traditions.To explore these teachings, The Inner Palace approaches them with a respect for primary ("source" or "root") texts and for their interpretation in a way that is relevant to personal experience. It uses an extensive sampling of teachings in a variety of languages (always given in English, and where possible and relevant, in the original languages). The Inner Palace looks specifically at common, core issues addressed on spiritual paths, and demonstrates their similar and often complementary foundations.The Inner Palace will be of special interest to individuals who would like to apply the teachings of these wisdom traditions - teachings that express some of the highest aspirations and insights that have ever been articulated - in their own personal path, placing it into a more inclusive vision.A work interweaving philosophy, psychology, theory of religion, the history of ideas, the psychology of spirituality (the phenomenology of religion), spiritually-oriented psychotherapy, and theoretical transpersonal psychology, it is a treasury of resources for teachers and students and for scholars and spiritual seekers alike.