Quotes About Contemplation

To be in circumstances that are working upon us, that from time to time place us in front of great natural Things - that is all we need.

A poem, a sentence, causes us to see ourselves. I be, and I see my being, at the same time.

Even though I get a lot done with my solitude, and I make the best use of it possible, I always think solitude is an interlude in a period of time, which is populated by others.

It does demand a certain space in order to read it and I think that space is somewhat threatened by the lack of attention that people have and the amount of time that they give to things.

We see time's furrows on another's brow, And death intrench'd, preparing his assault; How few themselves in that just mirror see!

All of these stories bounced around in my mind for a long time.

I spent most of my time talking to God more than to people.

I've realized that aging is the younger cousin of dying. ... How much time do I have left? We become aware that we're on the downside of the mountain, coasting toward our final days.

I have come to the conclusion that silence and time are the most precious commodities.

One has so much time for thought in the country! However occupied one may be, 'tis with nothing that engrosses the mind, which works away on its own account like a mill-wheel.

So long as I could write things down I could give up talking for a VERY long time.

I'm a hopeless prayer. I think somewhere in there I spend a great deal of time at it.

In Buddhist practice a great deal of time is spent practicing mandala meditation. You learn to visualize and hold simultaneous concepts in the mind during meditation.

The December - January period is the strongest time of the year. It is an easy time to shift states of mind.

Spend time alone in areas of low population density, where you can feel the stillness. Go out into the desert or up into the mountains or to the ocean where there aren't too many people.

The period of meditation is a time when we go back to the source. We go back to what we were before we were born.

In the second stage we stop thought for limited periods of time.

The second stage of meditation begins when you can successfully stop thought for long periods of time. At this point you move beyond the awareness of this world.

Mindfulness is when you are engaged in activities but the mind is set into the meditative state all the time. Meditation is to be aware of many different levels. It's not just the absence of thought.

You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.

Childhood is only the beautiful and happy time in contemplation and retrospect: to the child it is full of deep sorrows, the meaning of which is unknown.

He had found over the years that silence sometimes yielded more than questions. And so it was this time.

I often need a long time to understand things, to imagine a painting I might make.

Too much down time makes us miss home.