Pilgrimage Quotes

Self education is holy mission.

Lailah Gifty Akita

How could we have discovered great lands, if we dare not travel?

Lailah Gifty Akita

With great passion, observe every details of the sacred journey.

Lailah Gifty Akita

May my soul radiate light and love.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Slowness means cleaving perfectly to time, so closely that the seconds fall one by one, drop by drop like the steady dripping of a tap on stone. This stretching of time deepens space. It is one of the secrets of walking: a slow approach to landscapes that gradually renders them familiar. Like the regular encounters that deepen friendship.

Frédéric Gros

Every great journey stimulates great faith and great joy.

Lailah Gifty Akita

There is of course a deep spiritual need which the pilgrimage seems to satisfy, particularly for those hardy enough to tackle the journey on foot.