“The idea of going on a spiritual journey is really part of the DNA of India itself.” Quote by Diana L. Eck
“The journey to sacred places is the most common way that people travel in India. They are always going on pilgrimages to sacred places. They are always undertaking spiritual journeys to visit the great shrines in the Himalayan tier of pilgrimage places; these places are called tirthas, a word that means "crossing place," a place where you can cross the river to the far shore but also cross over into another dimension of life. Cross over to heaven, in one sense it's used.” PeopleWayMeanSpiritualUsedHeavenCommonJourneyRiversCrossesIndiaSacredDimensionsShoreCrossingsUndertakingsPilgrimageSpiritual JourneyShrinesSacred Places Author:Diana L. Eck
“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 find a shrine there. At the headwaters of the rivers of India, they are pilgrimage places.” IfsStatesUnitedUnited StatesWonderfulRiversIndiaPilgrimageShrines Author:Diana L. Eck
“India is simply dotted with pilgrimage places, and with teachers and very powerful spiritual guides.” SpiritualPowerfulTeacherIndiaGuidesVery PowerfulPilgrimage Author:Diana L. Eck
“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 so unusual for younger people as well.” PeopleWellsEndsSpiritualCertainCommonPracticeJourneyIndiaLeavingUnusualSpiritual LifePhasesEnd Of LifeSpiritual JourneyPhases Of Life Author:Diana L. Eck
“Places where one can experience some of that separation from the world of the familiar, to defamiliarize ourselves with what we take for granted and enter into the ebb and flow of another culture, it certainly is one of the more valuable things that we do as human beings.” WorldHumansCultureHuman BeingsFlowValuableSeparationFamiliarGrantedEbb And FlowValuable Things Author:Diana L. Eck
“I will say that the power of being a stranger in someone else's religious community has its own lessons, really. It is something like the power of visiting another very happy extended family and being at their table.” CommunityReligiousLessonsTablesStrangerVery HappyVisitingExtended FamilyReligious Community Author:Diana L. Eck
“I grew up going around with family, camping and living in a very beautiful mountain valley, knowing the names of the mountains and the rivers. I think it's no accident that I ended up studying the geography of India and knowing the names of the mountains and the rivers and all of that. I loved it. I think it gives a sense of space and a can-do-ness that was very powerful.” ThinkingGivingBeautifulNamesCan DoSpacePowerfulKnowingStudyGrewMountainGrew UpRiversIndiaAccidentsValleysGeographyVery PowerfulVery BeautifulCamping Author:Diana L. Eck
“I guess one of the things that is an advantage of the world in which we live is that I can at least I can have multiple homes. I can have that attachment to Montana and to Cambridge and to India.” WorldI CanHomeAdvantageIndiaAttachmentMultipleMontanaCambridge Author:Diana L. Eck
“I've always used humor, but I use humor when coping with things in general.” UseUsedCoping Author:Laura Michelle Kelly
“Bullies say the things they say because they're unhappy. I also remind myself that what they are saying is not really about me.” UnhappyBully Author:Laura Michelle Kelly