"We each embody the reason for our existence on this planet at this moment in planetary history. Each of us is a ceremony, a vibration of All-That-Is. We ourselves are the Vast Self, that One Actor in the universe, who creates continually in all moments. We are the Vast Self playing in creation as creatures, as individuals."

- Joseph Rael


"Let them throw their curses.
If inside, I am connected
to what's true, my soul
stays quiet and clear.

"Do you think, Shiva worries
what people say!?

"If a few ashes fall on the mirror,
use them to polish it."

- Lalla, 14th century Kashmiri poet & yogini


"What we all want at our core is to be free from suffering; we want to be in a situation of simplicity. We don't want to be driven by desire, or hate; nor do we wish to be caught in confusion. Moving past these poisons means that we discover simplicity, harmony, relaxation, compassion, and wisdom. From this awakening arises the impulse to help others."

- Joan Halifax


"If they see
breast and long hair coming
they call it woman,

If beard and whiskers
they call it man:

But look, the Self that hovers
in between

is neither man
nor woman"

- Devara Dasimayya


"As a dancer, I've spent very little time learning dance in a studio, some very valuable time of course, but I have learned even more just letting go, barefoot on the earth, following my heart. No need for outside approval, dancing is a way to freedom for me....Through dance I feel truly alive, connected to all that was and ever will be."

- Mishaal


"The real message of the Dance is to open to all who have the urge to express beauty, with no other instrument than their own bodies, with no apparatus and no dependence upon anything but space....The Dance is at once the most satisfying and the most beautiful human activity.

Our Dance is the living sculpture of ourselves."

- Ruth St. Denis