“To most Westerners, the Philippines suffers from a lack of exoticism. Simply put, Philippine culture is just too accessible. To a young… — Steven Martin Copy Share Image
People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep… — Al-Ghazali Copy Share Image
There is a value in repetition. When we repeat certain phrases and even actions, like fingering prayer beads, we create a quiet… — Stephen J. Binz Copy Share Image
“You have returned from the lesser jihad to the greater jihad (jihad alakbar).” His followers asked him what that greater jihad was.… — Kristiane Backer Copy Share Image
“Lady Isabeau was tall for a woman, nearly as tall as Molly, but slender where Molly was stout, with a smooth immobile… — Douglas Nicholas Copy Share Image
“I remembered the malangs of Shah Jamal, the dirty, shirtless renouncers with ratty beards and dreads and bare chests covered in necklaces… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“The Believers come with their guns, their prayer beads and their own Destroy-Yourselves Manual.” — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing.… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“I am speaking of the evenings when the sun sets early, of the fathers under the streetlamps in the back streets returning… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
To sweat is to pray, to make an offering of your innermost self. Sweat is holy water, prayer beads, pearls of liquid… — Gabrielle Roth Copy Share Image
To sweat is to pray, to make an offering of your innermost self. Sweat is holy water, prayer beads, pearls of liquid… — Gabrielle Copy Share Image
“She spoke with all the authority vested in her by her flea-market prayer beads and her lotus-flower tramp stamp.” — Joshilyn Jackson Copy Share Image
“Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, couting prayer beads no more scared than simply breathing,… — lao tsu Copy Share Image
