Altar Quotes

“It has been said that the body is the temple of the spirit and the mind is the altar within that temple. When we practice hatha yoga we allow ourselves to come fully into the temple of the body—not simply as a tourist wishing to admire the fine architecture, but as a seeker on a pilgrimage of deep devotion and reverence.Meditation is the devotional practice of placing on the altar of the mind that which is sacred, holy, and revered. Just as you would not place garbage on the altar of a great temple, meditation allows a yogi to place on the altar of her mind that which is noble, pure, and free from attachment.”

“In olden times sacrifices were made at the altar - a practice which is still continued.”

“Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists.”

“If your altar is not active, your voice will not be strong”

“An altar is like an airport where spirits take off and land”

“May our effort, confidence and concern for others be the altar from which we pray for personal abundance.”

“A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I always laugh at the altar, be it Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist, because real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.”

“Thus [the altar] brings heaven into the community assembled on earth, or rather it takes the community beyond itself into the communion of saints of all times and places. We might put it this way: the altar is the place where heaven is opened up.”

“When greed is enthroned, be it in a community or nation, ungodliness is celebrated at the altar of human pleasure.”