Praise I’m standing about six rows back from the Imam, surrounded by mostly Afghan and Pakistani men, and during the very first cycle of the prayer, it hits me.  Here I am, before my Creator, and the sudden awareness isn’t in my mind.  It’s in my heart, where it should be, leaving me overawed and reduced.  Each verse [...]

A single stone is thrown in and the canyon resounds with the   hallelujahs of angels   A single breath contains the known and unknown universes   Back behind edgeless space are motions that   vibrate the heart   Back behind ancient mountains and historical intricacies   a shadow gives way to Light that has [...]