Quotes About Contemplation

Old age is the verdict of life.

A philosopher's mind is calm like the stillness of a river but goes deep like the depth of the sea

To understand the secret of life, just study the clouds

In my prayers, I want to say: Lord, don't be far from me, and also don't come too close. Let me contemplate the stars on the texture of your cloth, but don't unveil your face to me. Allow me to hear the rivers that you send running, but Lord! Lord! Don't allow me hearing your voice

Daha m? iyi olurdu, yoksa daha m? kötü? Ä°nsan hala soluk al?p bu soruyu sorabiliyorsa, bu türlüsü pek de fena olmam?? demektir.

Le monde est une machine complexe qui ne se démonte pas avec un tournevis. Ce qui ne doit pas nous interdire d'observer, de chercher à comprendre, de spéculer, de discuter, de suggérer parfois telle ou telle voie de réflexion.

Lately, I've become accustomed to the wayThe ground opens up and envelops meEach time I go out to walk the dog.

Only drunks stare at statues .... I never liked the statues keeping vigil, primarily because they were too close to life.

You want to know of Death? Well, I shall save my breath. When you know Life, why then, We'll talk of Death again. Confucius

Be the observer of your own mind. Attune yourself with the unchanging Self.

Hold fast, therefore, O circular philosopher, to thy centre, and drive the globe along its orbit by the momentum of thy thought.

I find my past in my present, and from these forecast my future.

An author who sets his reader on sounding the depths of his own thoughts serves him best.

Theology at its best doesn't seek to solve, but to behold.

The Alexandrian Mystics' emphasis on silent prayer gave their teachings interior depth missing from Western theology today.

Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both.

Mama used to say that when you don't know what to do, do nothing. She meant you can try too hard to solve a problem. If you give it a little time, the answer might just come to you plain as day.

Fred may have considered silence his most important legacy. When acclaimed musician Yo-Yo Ma visited the Neighborhood and played Fred's composition 'Tree, Tree, Tree' on his cello, Fred took some time afterward to reflect. Let's take some quiet time to remember, he invited his television neighbor, to sit and think about what we've heard. And so he did. It wasn't dead air to him; it was thanking the God who inspires and informs all that is nourishing and good.

Our world needs more time to wonder and reflect but there is too much fast paced constant distraction. – Mister Rogers.

And so, for me, being quiet and slow is being myself, and that is my gift.

But he also fiercely guarded his time of quiet and reflection (as you will see in the following chapter), and he always, always took his time.

For anyone trying to discern what to do with their life: PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO. That's pretty much all the info you need.

He had learned that sometimes, watching someone work or standing beside them, looking at stars or at bugs or at a sunset, was far more communicative than the eternal babble that sprung from his own wayward tongue.

I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.