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Connie Zweig, Ph.D., and The Holy Longing
An interview with Connie Zweig by J. Kelly Groves

KG: What is the “holy longing,” as you call it?

CZ: In the mystical part of every religious tradition, saints and teachers speak of their yearning for union with the divine, their longing for the holy. I believe that we all actually have a thirst for something that transcends our individuality, a moment that lifts us out of our limitations and into a greater life. I think this yearning is a part of our human soul, if you will, that demands attention in a number of ways.

KG: How do we experience holy longing?


CZ: Some people detect the holy longing as a nagging awareness of a lack, a restlessness that keeps us always wandering, always seeking, never at home within ourselves. Sometimes we feel it as a yearning for romantic love, which compels us to seek fulfillment from another. Some people seek it through communion with nature. Others set it in a spiritual framework and feel it as a yearning for the light, which compels them to purify themselves through fasting, prayer, yoga, meditation, or strict adherence to religious law, as we see among fundamentalists in every religious tradition.

KG:
Is this yearning real or neurotic?

CZ:
I think that this timeless urge is actually a yearning for transcendence, an innate drive toward the next stage of our development. But if these concrete objects of our longing-such as a romantic partner, a perfect child, or an idealized religious figure-are forced to stand in for what is essentially a spiritual desire, they will mask the real purpose of our longing. On the other hand, if they are used properly, they can pull us forward on the journey to self-discovery and lead us to a profound sense of wonder and awe at the majesty of the world.

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