Julie Rylie

“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 figure that if I can find peace in death, then perhaps I can find peace and a sense of grace in life.”
― 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

“After nearly two years of traveling India's spiritual supermarket I'm still a self-occupied, selfish, pathetic, pessimistic bitch who's dropped any faith at first sign that things aren't going well.”
― Sarah Macdonald, Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure