What if Prayers Were Our Beautiful Speech?

"What if our religion was each other
If our practice was our life
If prayer, our words.
What if the temple was the earth
If forests were our church
If holy water - the rivers, lakes, and oceans.
What if meditation was our relationships
If the Teacher was life
If wisdom was self-knowledge
If love was the center of our being."
-  Ganga White, for the Rainforest Benefit, New York City, April 1998

Yoga Beyond Belief: Insights to Awaken and Deepen Your Practice.  By Ganga White.  Forewords by Mark Schlenz and Sting.  Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, 2007.  Index, 232 pages.  ISBN: 1556436467.  VSCL. 

 

Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening.  By Stephen Batchelor.  New York, Riverdale Trade, 1998.  Notes, 127 pages.  ISBN: 1573226564.  VSCL.