The Way of Play Quotes

“If you allow yourself to experience the present moment, you will discover that it does not get better than this Paradise is here and now, waiting for you to arrive, to accept, to surrender, and to enjoy.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“In an era of globalization, we recognize that we are part of a global society, but we have no idea how to make such a society work. So far, no unified vision or leadership has emerged to guide us in this endeavor. We have not yet found a way to expand the spiritual ideals of democracy so that they pertain to every human being, every animal, and every plant. Until we do, human civilization and the Earth's ecosystem will continue to be in peril.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“When we 'lose ourselves' in play, we find something greater--the nameless, formless, and mysterious essence of all creation.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“We are all equally capable of spiritual awakening. It may not seem that way, at times. Some of us are so caught up in the drama of our day-to-day existence that we have lost track of who we really are. But eventually, all of us will make the discovery of our true nature.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“Meditators dream of attaining the single-pointed focus that young children experience naturally when they play. Spiritual aspirants long for the rapture that defines moments of pure delight.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“The source and essence of all creation can be found everywhere. It resides equally in you, in me, and in all things. True wisdom is the fullest understanding of this essence--an understanding that can happen only when there is no separation between the knower and the known.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“Health and happiness are the two most precious and elusive of human conditions. At their core, they are one and the same. Both are a function of balance.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“If we could treat every natural resource as a gift rather than a commodity, we would be on the path to sustainability. The difference is that a gift does not belong to us but to the universe. It comes into our lives from a source that is unknown and ultimately unknowable; eventually , it returns to its source.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“In an era of globalization, people recognize that they are part of a global society, but they have no idea how to make such a society work. So far, no unified vision or leadership has emerged to guide us in this endeavor. We have not yet found a way to expand the spiritual ideals of democracy so that they pertain to every human being, every animal, and every plant. Until we do, human civilization and the Earth's ecosystem will continue to be in peril.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration