Quotes About Contemplation

I thought about choices I had made and wondered what would have happened if I had made different choices

across Jefferson Square to sanctuary in the inn. Good god, he thought, what have I gotten

them. Thoughts were

The lively is always more contemplative than what is dead and sad.

One listens to the murmur of the soul only because of boredom.

Let us see to it that ponderers, thinkers, feelers survive in our midst.

In the forest you pray involuntarily, and it's also the only place in the world where God is near; God seems to have created forests so we can pray in them as if in sacred temples; one person prays in one way, another in another, but everyone prays. When you lie beneath a fir tree reading a book, you are praying, if praying is the same as being lost in thought. Let God be where He will, in the forest you can sense Him, and you offer up your little bit of belief with silent rapture.

I think that one listens to the murmur of the soul only because of boredom.

It's gradually becoming "serious," my situation, I realize this.

In the forest you pray involuntarily.

Imagine if our negative feelings, or at least lots of them, turned out to be illusions, and we could dispel them by just contemplating them from a particular vantage point.

Reading is like thinking, like praying, like talking to a friend, like expressing your ideas, like listening to other people's ideas, like listening to music, like looking at the view, like taking a walk on the beach.

Nothing happened today. And if anything did, I'd rather not talk about it, because I didn't understand it.

If you are determined on the religious life, you have to toughen up your mind. You have to let it be a thouroughfare for all thoughts, and among them you must make choices.

A little quiet contemplation is a good way to begin the day.

It was blissful, spending time with someone who would leave you alone. I loved him for it. And I was happy to repay in kind. It had never occurred to me that leaving someone alone could harden into a habit that could become a barrier.

Luthe sat wearily down. 'I have sat up here too long; it is so pleasant, not meddling.

first strategy was known to the sages as the Ritual of Solitude.

Its purpose is self-renewal, and this is accomplished by spending time alone, immersed in the beautiful blanket of silence.

Ritual of Personal Reflection.

Take the time to think. Get into the regular habit of personal introspection.

I've shared with you that long stretches spent in noiseless contemplation is one of the secrets of the advanced mind. Ultimately, you're the only person you'll be with your entire life. Why not strengthen your relationship with your greatest self, fully know your genius and start a lifetime love affair with your most noble nature?

watch the sun rise every few days

Shortly after you have awakened, go into your sanctuary of silence. Get still and focused. Then ask yourself this question: 'What would I do today if today was my last?