The word sacred comes from sacrifice, to cut up. That means that in order to have a sacred journey, you have to give up something, sacrifice; but few people today in the West want to hear about that. Americans want the boon without the labyrinth.Pilgrimage starts the wheel, it turns the wheel of samsara, the wheel of life, and we have to live with the consequences.
Since every building and designed object is made of memory, every place can become a memorial for re-membering our lives and the world around us... a… - Anthony Lawlor
Since every building and designed object is made of memory, every place can become a memorial for re-membering our lives and the world around us... a…
- Anthony Lawlor
Currents of energy shimmer through our bodies. Like shooting stars, we rocket through spacious stillness. But this silent, unmoving background is not… - Anthony Lawlor
Currents of energy shimmer through our bodies. Like shooting stars, we rocket through spacious stillness. But this silent, unmoving background is not…
Running water is perceived as being filled with vitality. - Anthony Lawlor
Running water is perceived as being filled with vitality.
We might as well give in to the tug of our spirits to explore this confounding and wondrous world. We might as well greet each other as endless pilgr… - Anthony Lawlor
We might as well give in to the tug of our spirits to explore this confounding and wondrous world. We might as well greet each other as endless pilgr…
The pleasure of the soul appears to be found in the journey of discovery, the unfolding revelation of expanded insight and experience. - Anthony Lawlor
The pleasure of the soul appears to be found in the journey of discovery, the unfolding revelation of expanded insight and experience.
In my view, the holy is not based so much on the physical environment, but on the experience and perceptions of it. - Anthony Lawlor
In my view, the holy is not based so much on the physical environment, but on the experience and perceptions of it.
Over time, each day has become another stretch on an endless pilgrimage road. The terrain of this sacred journey has become fluid and ever-shifting. … - Anthony Lawlor
Over time, each day has become another stretch on an endless pilgrimage road. The terrain of this sacred journey has become fluid and ever-shifting. …
For thousands of years, much of humankind has believed that only special places are infused with the sacred and that you must get away from the every… - Anthony Lawlor
For thousands of years, much of humankind has believed that only special places are infused with the sacred and that you must get away from the every…
Architecture is made of memory. The slope of a roof, the shape of a window, and the color of a door contain the record of the minds that conceived th… - Anthony Lawlor
Architecture is made of memory. The slope of a roof, the shape of a window, and the color of a door contain the record of the minds that conceived th…
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