The Inner Journey

This talk-based book opens with a question every serious seeker must answer: where does the inward path begin? The answer offered here is the body, which has long been overlooked by people chasing ideas or emotional experience. The author describes two kinds of neglect. Some people indulge the body without much thought, using it only for pleasure and comfort, while others abuse it through hardship. Both paths damage the instrument through which awareness and joy might arise. Using the image of a musical instrument that cannot sound when broken, the passage argues that a healthy, attentive body is the necessary ground for any real inner journey.