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The Inner Life

Chapter 28: FOOTNOTES
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The author examines the inward spiritual life as complementary to external action, arguing that true religion unites contemplative experience and practical service. Chapters trace themes such as choosing the inner way, cultivating beatitude-like attitudes, recognizing an inner kingdom, learning from prophetic and scriptural exemplars, and practicing waiting, prayer, and moral perception. Emphasis falls on experiential knowledge of the unseen, the role of goodness and authority in spiritual growth, and the necessity of integrating inward conviction with outward deeds. Practical guidance and reflective analysis aim to help readers deepen prayer, perceive divine presence, and translate interior transformation into ethical, socially engaged living.

FOOTNOTES

[1] Mark I. 10-11.

[2] II Corinthians III. 17.

[3] Ephesians I. 23.

[4] It is true, no doubt, that the word “mystery” in the New Testament is generally used with a technical meaning. I shall refer later to the true significance of the word, but for the moment it is not overstraining it to use it as I have done in the text.

[5] Bertrand Russell’s Philosophical Essays, pp. 60, 61.

[6] Ibid., p. 70.

[7] Arthur Balfour’s Theism and Humanism, p. 87.

[8] Ibid., p. 134.

[9] Ibid., p. 273.

[10] Ibid., p. 274.

[11] Tennyson’s Two Voices.

[12] Titchener’s Beginner’s Psychology, p. 19.

[13] Dr. William McDougall’s Body and Mind, p. 335.

[14] William James’ Principles of Psychology, Vol. II, p. 583.

[15] James’ Psychology (Briefer Course), p. 237.

[16] Leuba’s Psychology of Religion, p. 212.

[17] Ibid., p. 277.

[18] The World and the Individual, Vol. I, p. 81.

[19] Ibid., p. 181.

[20] The Aurora, Chap. XIX, pp. 10-13.

[21] Isaac Penington, Works, Vol. I, p. xxxvii.

[22] Towards Democracy, p. 190.

[23] Ibid., p. 513.

[24] Dostoievsky’s The Possessed.

[25] The Mystical Element, Vol. II, p. 132.

[26] This point has been discussed in the previous chapter.

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