“Whether any surfer wants to admit it or not, I think we've all had moments like looking at nice waves coming through the lineup maybe, only for a moment, feeling that we are in the presence of something holy. There is a spiritual-ness when you actually get in harmony with something as natural as the waves and the ocean, and yeah, it is definitely a religious experience.” ThinkingWantMomentsFeelingsSpiritualNaturalReligiousNiceHolyOceanHarmonyYeahWaveSurferReligious Experience Author:Gerry Lopez
“I'm not making light of prayers here, but of so-called school prayer, which bears as much resemblance to real spiritual experienceas that freeze-dried astronaut food bears to a nice standing rib roast. From what I remember of praying in school, it was almost an insult to God, a rote exercise in moving your mouth while daydreaming or checking out the cutest boy in the seventh grade that was a far, far cry from soul-searching.” RealSoulLightSchoolRememberSpiritualMovingPrayerBoysNiceCryBearsPrayingExerciseMouthsStandingInsultGradesFreedom Of SpeechAstronautSoul SearchingFreezeDaydreamingResemblanceRibsSpiritual ExperienceSeventh GradeChecking OutCutest Author:Anna Quindlen