Because it is steady, because the order of the universe is so dependable, we forget it is there, as we forget the air we breathe. Spiritual practices are ways of recollecting and experiencing this orderly power. Zen sitting, Navajo chanting, Quaker silence, Hopi kachina dancing, the whirling of Sufi dervishes, the postures of yogis, the prayers of Muslims and Christians and Jews, countless varieties of meditation and song, are all techniques for reaching toward the ground of being.
— Scott Russell Sanders, Writing from the Center