Mayan Wisdom

Preserving Traditional Practice

Maintaining the living traditions for future generations.

The traditions that have survived five centuries of colonization must be preserved for future generations. This requires active practice, not just academic study. Living the traditions keeps them alive; studying them without practice makes them museum pieces.

We are the bridge between ancestors and descendants; let us not break.

Contemporary Elder, Maya Teaching

Preservation emphasis motivates contemporary Maya spiritual activism.

Living Tradition