For the true disciple of a Master, everything centres
around the unspoken language of meditation.
But for the followers of religion, the focus of attention becomes the
verbal teachings. And therein lies a
great difference. For the one is a meal,
the other only a recipe. The one is
travel, the other only a travel brochure.
The one is an experience, the other only a description.
In the absence of meditation leading to inner mystic
experience, the teachings alone, however sublime and inspiring they may be, are
only a shell.
John Davidson
The Robe of Glory
