The Great Difference

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