68 Quotes About Rituals

Be as a seed, a seed for change. Allow my gift to grow and rearrange. Multiple blessings for many. For those with none, let there be plenty. p64

Everything ritualistic must be strictly avoided, because it immediately turns rotten. Of course a kiss is a ritual too and it isn't rotten, but ritual is permissible only to the extent that it is as genuine as a kiss.

You have to trust someone before you can have rituals with them.

Carrying little Kunta in his strong arms, he walked to the edge of the village, lifted his baby up with his face to the heavens, and said softly, “Fend kiling dorong leh warrata ka iteh tee.” (Behold—the only thing greater than yourself.)

Make rituals of the important elements of your work. It ensures that they get done without much conscious thought.

Lieux de memoire . . . 'exist because there are no longer any milieux de memoire, settings in which memory is a real part of everyday experience.' And what are lieux de memoire? [They] are . . . vestiges . . . the rituals of a ritual-less society.

Books do not make you holy, places do not make you holy, prayers do not make you holy, rituals do not make you holy, what does make you holy is your oneness with others.

On the left hand path we take the direct route, which is much more strenuous, much more dangerous, and much more likely to cause you to fall.

One morning, 3 priests opened doors of temple and found red rose petals near the deity. First priest said, “Ah miracle! The Lord cried tears of bliss last night.” Second said, “Ah wonder! The Lord has blessed us.”The oldest of them casually picked up the petals, threw them in dustbin and started the day’s rituals. When you stop finding meaning, you’ve found God.