Project Gutenberg 2020-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 155 Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew) 1863 1948 Jones, Rufus Matthew The Inner Life Produced by WebRover, QuakerHeron and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Inner Life" by Rufus M. Jones is a philosophical and spiritual exploration of the concept of inner experience and its relation to the outer world, written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the dimensions of mysticism and personal spirituality, suggesting that a rich inner life is vital not only for individual fulfillment but also for effectively engaging with the outer world and its challenges. Jones emphasizes that the journey toward spiritual depth is inseparable from compassionate action in the world. At the start of the book, Jones introduces the premise that the inner life cannot exist in isolation from the outward experiences of life. He reflects on historical mystical literature, particularly that of the fourteenth century, emphasizing the balance between internal spiritual growth and outward engagement. He critically discusses the dichotomies often drawn between faith and works, and inner and outer ways, advocating for a synthesis in understanding and living a spiritually integrated life. The opening sets the stage for an in-depth discussion on how the cultivation of the inner life profoundly influences one's actions in the world, alluding to the idea that true spirituality manifests in a person's character and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Spiritual life BV Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 255450 2025-06-24T09:17:57.833589 text/html 235495 2024-10-17T15:34:54 text/html 140169 2025-06-24T09:18:02.412533 application/epub+zip 141263 2025-06-24T09:17:58.668545 application/epub+zip 135331 2025-06-24T09:17:58.232556 application/epub+zip 220156 2025-06-24T09:18:05.439583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190322 2025-06-24T09:18:01.955608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184727 2022-09-27T15:24:01.935514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221806 2025-06-24T09:17:57.435610 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201987 2024-10-17T15:34:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16293 2025-06-24T09:18:05.582537 application/rdf+xml 8206 2025-06-24T09:17:58.327549 image/jpeg 1774 2025-06-24T09:17:58.277571 image/jpeg 118594 2025-06-24T09:17:57.860634 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia