What is a Sacred Room?

What is a Sacred Room?

“The living God is within you…man is the highest, the Taj Mahal of temples…” -Swami Vivekananda

Every man and every woman is a miracle, and within each person is an extraordinary and beautiful spirit which is uniquely your own. As the great guru Swami Vivekananda explained, the greatest temple lies within you, and every place of worship merely serves as a representation and as a reminder of what exists within you-the great I am (Vivekananda). Knowing that you are more than just a physical being, is an important step in reconnecting to your higher self and the Divine. One of the ways in which you can begin to reconnect to your higher self and to the Divine is to create and use a sacred room.

A sacred room is a space designated for spiritual practices or spiritual work. It is a place designated by you for the purpose of connecting with and to the Divine. This space may be as large as several rooms or even an entire home or building, or it may be as small as a corner in a room. The size of the space is determined by you, your needs, and your current environment/living situation, and thus may, or will, change as your consciousness, focus, and circumstances shift or change. But, the size of the space is not what is important; your intention and desire to have and create a sacred space are what matter most:

“[Create a space and]it must be kept holy…Burn incense…Have no quarreling, nor anger, nor unholy thought in that room. Only allow those persons to enter it who are of the same thought as you. Then gradually there will be an atmosphere of holiness in the room, so that when you are miserable, sorrowful, doubtful, or your mind is disturbed, the very fact of entering that room will make you calm. This was the idea of the temple and the church…The idea is that by keeping holy vibrations there the place becomes and remains illumined. Those who cannot afford to have a room set apart can practise anywhere they like” (Vivekananda).