Prayers of the Cosmos Quotes

“The effect of the “mystical” is not to mystify, but to return us to a better relationship with the cosmos, which is the heritage of all native traditions.”
― Neil Douglas-Klotz, Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words

“When scriptural passages become overly familiar, matters of rote, memorized prayers instead of living words, religion is paralyzed and loses its capacity for transformation. Scripture then becomes the property of specialists.”
― Neil Douglas-Klotz, Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words

“In fact, this writer finds similarities between some of the most important words used by Jesus and words used in native Middle Eastern chants for thousands of years before his time.”
― Neil Douglas-Klotz, Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words