Riehl Life: Village Wisdom for the 21st Century » innermost secret http://www.riehlife.com Creating connections through the arts and across cultures Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:35:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Space Design Meets Life Design Meets Spiritual Practice: Outer, Inner, Secret, and Innermost Secret http://www.riehlife.com/2008/07/13/outer-inner-secret-and-innermost-secret/ http://www.riehlife.com/2008/07/13/outer-inner-secret-and-innermost-secret/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:59:12 +0000 riehlife http://www.riehlife.com/2008/07/13/outer-inner-secret-and-innermost-secret/ African Offering Goddess
African goddess mask emerging from Botswana basket...greeting and welcoming guests as they enter the Goddess Gathering Room. ---JGR

The phrase "Outer, Inner, Secret, and Innermost Secret" comes from a practice sequence in Tibeten Buddhism.

OUTER

In the design of space in my apartment, the Outer room in the front room...what most folks would call the "living room." But, for me, it is my Goddess Gathering Room." This is where I recieve guests, entertain, commune. It is my public salon.

INNER

The Inner room is my bedroom...very simple. Just a bed from my fathers house and a basket collection from Botswana.

SECRET

The Secret room is the back room. This is my study, my workroom, my den...my screen room...where I work on the computer and watch TV. This room would conventionally have been the master bedroom.

INNERMOST SECRET

The Innermost Secret room is a walk-in closet I've converted to my meditation/shrine room.

What are the Outer, Inner, Secret, and Innermost Secret areas of your life as reflected in your living space?

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