The Inner Temple

The divine dwells not only in temples but within the human heart.

Mysticism

Christianity

1 Corinthians 3:16

“Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?”

Judaism

Ezekiel 36:26-27

“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you... And I will put my Spirit within you.”

Islam

Quran 50:16

“We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than his jugular vein.”

Hinduism

Chandogya Upanishad 8.1

“As large as this outer space is, so large is the space within the heart. Both heaven and earth are contained within it.”

Taoism

Tao Te Ching 16

“Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind rest at peace. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.”