The power of nature exists in its silence. Human words cannot encode the meaning because human language has access only to the shadow of meaning.

- Malidoma Patrice Some

Healing comes when the individual remembers his or her identity—the purpose chosen in the world of ancestral wisdom—and reconnects with that world of…

- Malidoma Patrice Some

As long as we are not ourselves, we will try to be what other people are.

- Malidoma Patrice Some

It's true that tribal rivalries have something to do with political instability. It's also true that those rivalries were exaggerated by colonialism.…

- Malidoma Patrice Some

One can say, 'Teach me what you know,' but the better request is, 'Teach me about what teaches you.'

- Malidoma Patrice Some

Peace is Letting Go--Returning to the Silence that cannot enter the realm of words because it is too pure to be contained in words. This is why the t…

- Malidoma Patrice Some

If you discuss the beliefs of Christianity with the village diviner, the medicine man, he will say the white man must be extremely stupid. The white …

- Malidoma Patrice Some

Whether they are raised in indigenous or modern culture, there are two things that people crave: the full realization of their innate gifts, and to h…

- Malidoma Patrice Some

The power of quiet is great. It generates the same feelings in everything one encounters. It vibrates with the cosmic rhythm of oneness. It is everyw…

- Malidoma Patrice Some