Girl praying at a mosque, Kabul, Afghanistan
I have seen many manifestations of faith during my travels over the past three decades. Some have been spontaneous, some have been part of a liturgy, some have been prescribed rituals, some have been in magnificent buildings, others have been outside under a tree. Some people’s faith is embedded in the way they live their lives.
Shaolin monks training, Zhengzhou, China
“Just as the body cannot exist without blood, so the soul needs the matchless and pure strength of faith.” Mohandas Gandhi
Prayers and teaching, Peshawar, Pakistan
Sikh holiest site, Golden Temple, Amritsar, India
Sri Lanka
Prayer Flags, Lhasa, Tibet
Charlotte, North Carolina
Religious Instruction – Jewish child in Yemen
Srinagar, Kashmir
Brazil
Camino, Italy
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
- St. Thomas Aquinas
India
Thrissur Pooram, Kerala, India
“Faith is a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still dark.”
- Rabindranath Tagore
Tibetan Prayer Festival in Bodh Gaya, India
Pilgrim praying with monks at the Buddhist Academy of Larung Gar, Kham Province, Tibet
“What is Faith? When your good deed pleases you and your evil deed grieves you, you are a believer.”
- Prophet Muhammad
Monk at Jokhang temple, Lhasa, Tibet
