But we must not forget, this ritual expressed, certain ideas which lie at the very root of true religion, the fellowship of… — William Robertson Smith Copy Share Image
Anything that keeps you happy and writing is part of my writing ritual: I like music, so I tend to have it… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
In its effect on family relationships, in its facilitation of parental withdrawal from an active role in the socialization of their children,… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
Zen was a reaction. Just as Buddha came into the world and spoke against the fall of Vedanta, so Buddhism lost its… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“1. Thou shalt respect Scotland's history but not become a pastiche. Tradition is a dish best served fresh, so instead of perpetuating… — Gabriella Bennett Copy Share Image
The Baptists' basic theology is that if you hold someone under water long enough, he'll come around to your way of thinking.… — A. Whitney Brown Copy Share Image
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and if one of the team cannot handle the forces, everybody is going… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
Civil Society is a cluster of institutions and associations strong enough to prevent tyranny, but which are, none the less, entered and… — Ernest Gellner Copy Share Image
As long as the Southern colleges have revivals on their campuses and students get converted to Methodism and join the YMCA and… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
If every day a man takes orders in silence from an incompetent superior, if every day he solemnly performs ritual acts which… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
Because we remember pain and the menace of death more vividly than pleasure, and because our feelings toward the beneficent aspects of… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
Renovating temples does not mean building great gate towers or receptacles for offerings. What we should focus on is the regular conduct… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
Travel compels you to discover your spiritual side by elimination: Without all the rituals, routines and possessions that give your life meaning… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
“Yes, this sudden transmutation in the order of things seems to enhance our pleasure, as if consecrating the unchanging nature of a… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
“Using the context and stuff of our daily lives to create an atmosphere of comfort prepares the ground for moments of unexpected… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
“Zeal to expunge every trace of Romish superstition resulted in text scrutinizing and “arguments from silence” that forbade traditions such as the… — Lori Branch Copy Share Image
Your first ritual that you do during the day is the highest leveraged ritual, by far, because it has the effect of… — Eben Pagan Copy Share Image
Spirituality is about being ready. All the spiritual disciplines of your life - prayer, study, meditation or ritual, religious vows - are… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
For the first time i began to think, consciously and deliberately of religion and other worlds. The Hindu religion especially went up… — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
I don't have any particular rituals, I sometimes like to write in longhand when I'm searching for ideas but I do the… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
Just as there are many Jews who keep the Friday ritual in their home despite describing themselves as atheists, I am a… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Without the letters of condolence, telegrams of congratulations and even occasional postcards, the friendship of a separated friend is not a social… — Mary Douglas Copy Share Image
Every time I dance I have a high. I mean every time I danced, it was the whole world was the stage… — Jacques d'Amboise Copy Share Image
Beer has long been the prime lubricant in our social intercourse and the sacred throat-anointing fluid that accompanies the ritual of mateship.… — Rennie Ellis Copy Share Image
“Rituals are routines that force us to move faithfully even when we no longer feel like being faithful. Until our heart has… — Renita J. Weems Copy Share Image
Rajneeshism is creating a Noah's Ark of consciousness, remaining centered exactly in the middle of the cyclone. You can only escape within,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Instead of a dedicated room, my best trigger is the actual habit of reading over the texts from the day before. Marking.… — Mona Simpson Copy Share Image
The camel carries on his dreary circular task with his usual slow and pompous step and head poised superciliously, as if it… — Freya Stark Copy Share Image
I envy my Jewish friends the ritual of saying kaddish - a ritual that seems perfectly conceived, with its built-in support group… — Meghan O'Rourke Copy Share Image
My spirituality is parochial, terrestrial. I do qualify as a W.I.T.C.H. , but my irrecular practice and impromptu rituals don't aim at… — Stephanie Mills Copy Share Image
And there are my cats, engaged in a ritual that goes back thousands of years, tranquilly licking themselves after the meal. Practical… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
Ritual is one of the ways in which humans put their lives in perspective, whether it be Purim, Advent, or drawing down… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
You could also say that a precious brand often has rituals associated with it. They reinforce the specialness of the brand. And… — Andrew Doyle Copy Share Image
Like most people who smoked umpteen cigarettes a day, I tasted only the first one. The succeeding umpteen minus one were a… — Clive James Copy Share Image
Coastal sailing as long as it is perfectly safe and easy commands no magic. Overseas expeditions are invariably bound up with ceremonies… — Bronislaw Malinowski Copy Share Image
I have an elaborate wind-down ritual, which combines reading, ESPN, movies, and jamming the blues on my keyboard. There's still a part… — Tohoru Masamune Copy Share Image
Moments like this act as magical interludes, placing our hearts at the edge of our souls: fleetingly, yet intensely, a fragment of… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
The idea that everything would happen exactly as it does regardless of whether we pray or not is a specter that haunts… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am not a believer in religious rituals. I was brought up in the Arya Samaj environment which taught us to shun… — Dhirubhai Ambani Copy Share Image
Hana: What on Earth is a 'barbeque'? Hel: A primitive tribal ritual featuring paper plates, elbows, flying insects, encrusted meat, hush puppies,… — Trevanian Copy Share Image
