Shakti Gawain Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. September 30, 1948
Birthday: September 30
In many other cultures, and certainly in the Eastern world, there's great value put on being, contemplating, and even withdrawing from the world at certain times or for certain periods of time. But we don't really have that in our culture, so it's difficult for many Westerners to learn how to sit down or lie down and just be quiet without going to sleep. We're just not trained to do it.
source: "An interview with Shakti Gawain about transformation locally and globally". Lotus Guide interview, lotusguide.com. June 6, 2012. 
topic: Lying, Sleep, Other Cultures, Westerners, Withdrawing, Great Value
