The practice of leaving settled society to undertake a spiritual journey, or a spiritual life really, is something that is much more common in India. Common especially to a certain phase of life, to the end of life. But not… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
People came as immigrants from all over the world, and Hindu and Muslim and Buddhist and Sikh communities became part of the landscape of… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
The issue of "who we are" has been an ongoing one. It's part of the ongoing identity crisis of America. — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
India is simply dotted with pilgrimage places, and with teachers and very powerful spiritual guides. — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
People get tired of talking about American exceptionalism, but I think this is an extraordinary thing about the United States, that we are a… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
The idea that the United States government would have to figure out what to do about the headscarf is simply ludicrous. We don't get… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
The idea of going on a spiritual journey is really part of the DNA of India itself. — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
When immigrants come, the freedom to practice their faith is a guarantee. They may have trouble with their neighbors, but freedom of religion is… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
The practice of leaving settled society to undertake a spiritual journey, or a spiritual life really, is something that is much more common in… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
I was a young woman who had grown up in the mountains of Montana as a Protestant Methodist in a pretty good social gospel tradition. I became fascinated with the religious lives of others who seemed also to be very religious, yet in ways that were quite different from my own. That fascination led to relationships, in India and elsewhere,… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share
If you went to the headwaters of most rivers of the United States, you'd have a wonderful naturalistic hike or trek, but you wouldn't… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
Places where one can experience some of that separation from the world of the familiar, to defamiliarize ourselves with what we take for granted… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
We are built on a structure of the freedom of religion and the non-establishment of religion. That really is a pretty sturdy rudder for… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
