The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day

The book offers a practical account of the spiritual life, arguing that ordinary, present-day experience rather than rare phenomena defines authentic spirituality. It surveys characteristic spiritual experiences, traces their continuity through history, and aligns them with psychological analysis, especially contemplation and suggestion. Institutional religion, the individual's inward growth, educational methods to foster spiritual formation, and the social implications of collective spiritual development are examined. The treatment emphasizes normal, healthy forms of devotion over ecstatic or pathological states and proposes ways psychology and education can help individuals cultivate integrated, ethically active spiritual lives within contemporary society.