Catherine Ann Jones > Quotes

“Stories orient the life of a people through time, establishing the reality of their world. Without stories, we do not exist. They are how we discover who we are.
The aim of these stories is to serve as a kind of portal into the daily lives and emotional realities that reflect the rich depth and humanity that is India.”
― Catherine Ann Jones, East & West: Stories of India

“The specifics of seekers’ and creative lives vary in details but they all usually share one thing in common. There is often from an early age a longing for the spiritual or religious life and/or for a life of meaning and purpose, which may take twists and turns before discovering their own path and giving expression to what they’ve found. Such individuals forego a historical or literal style of living and are drawn instead to a timeless creative life.”
― Catherine Ann Jones, Buddha and the Dancing Girl: A Creative Life

“All journeys are a journey back to Self. I have always felt — and keenly so — that there exists something greater than one’s smaller self and that it is a privilege to be called to surrender and to serve this Force in whatever way possible. Perhaps sharing one seeker’s journey and insights gained along the way may echo and give meaning to your own. At least, that is the intention for this book.”
― Catherine Ann Jones, Buddha and the Dancing Girl: A Creative Life

“understood that God wasn’t a bronze statue or a painting of some religious deity or god, but was that deep, deep feeling inside that there is something far greater than man, and it is always there watching over us. Once you know this, it doesn’t really matter what God looks like. The deity may look different to different people, to people all over this world. It’s more than enough to know this Presence is ever there, and that it never, never goes away.”
― Catherine Ann Jones, Buddha and the Dancing Girl: A Creative Life