Questioning as Spiritual Practice

Mirabai's devotional practice included fierce questioning of Krishna: Where are you? Why have you abandoned me? These weren't rhetorical but lived inquiries that deepened her relationship to the sacred. For grieving children, questioning—of death, fairness, God, meaning—is normal and necessary. Many support systems rush to answer, reassure, or discourage these questions. Instead, this wisdom invites honoring questions as part of the spiritual journey. Why did this happen? Where do they go? Will I forget them? These questions don't need resolution; they need witnessing. Children who are encouraged to explore their deepest questions develop meaning-making capacity and existential resilience. The practice itself—living the question—becomes generative, helping young people construct personal spirituality and philosophical understanding rooted in their lived experience.