Julie Rylie

“Do you have deep feelings for nature or do you year detachment? Do you prefer sex or self-control?”
― Sarah Macdonald, Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure

“I must find peace in the only place possible in India. Within.”
― Sarah Macdonald, Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure

“Mehmooda's faith and fatalism makes me realize how much I still cling to the belief that I have power over my destiny. Perhaps it's time to let that go. Back at the boat on the lake of lotuses I shiver with thoughts of surrender, for it seems such surrender requires sacrifices I could never make. I'm not sure I want that depth of faith and I can't imagine being capable of it.”
― Sarah Macdonald, Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure

“I can look to Hanuman for energy, Varuna (the God of water) if I want rain, Lakshmi (Vishnu's consort, the goddess of wealth) if I need money and Saraswathi (Brahma's consort, the goddess of knowledge) ifI have an exam coming up. Ganesh the elephant god and the child of Shiva and Parvati) can be called on when starting a new journey or venture and Vishnu, Ram or Krishna if I want purity of spirit.”
― Sarah Macdonald, Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure