Quotes About Contemplation

Oh, there's plenty of reasons. I just don't know which one.

I'm just capable of entertaining the fantastic idea that, in certain circumstances, Homo sapiens might actually be capable of thinking. It must be worth a go, since we've tried everything else.

He gave Gaspode a long, slow stare, which was like challenging a centipede to an arse-kicking contest.

She collected silence like other people collected strings. But she had a way of saying nothing that said it all.

Captain Quirke looked around the Watch room with the air of one who was doing the scenery a favour by looking at it.

most people don't set foot outside their own heads much.

That was the thing about thoughts. They thought themselves, and then dropped into your head in the hope that you would think so too.

It's not staying in the same place that's the problem," said Nanny, "it's not letting your mind wander.

WHAT IS THAT SENSE INSIDE YOUR HEAD OF WISTFUL REGRET THAT THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY APPARENTLY ARE? "Sadness, master. I think. Now—" I AM SADNESS.

She was almost there. She could feel the weight of herself, the ponderousness of her body, the distant memories of the dawn of time when rock was molten and free. For the first time in her life she knew what it was like to have balconies.

Deep in the leather armchair of his soul

Every time I pass church I stop and make a visit So when I'm carried in feet first God won't say, Who is it?

I will never be able to say what is in my heart, because words fail us, because it is in our nature to protect, because there are times when what is public and what is private must be discerned. There is comfort in keeping what is sacred inside us not as a secret, but as a prayer...Each day I begin with the empty page.

Wilderness is not a place of isolation but contemplation. Refuge. Refugees.....Wilderness is a knife that cuts through pretense and exposes fear. Even in remote country, you cannot escape your mind.

The purpose of life is to see," the writer Jack Turner

What will we make of the life before us? How do we translate the gifts of solitary beauty into the action required for true participatory citizenship?

Mother left us alone to enjoy our own company while she enjoyed hers and reclaimed precious time for herself. When she wasn't living her solitude, she was contemplating it.

Be aware every morning that you may not last the day, And every evening that you may not last the night.

Happy is he who is forever faced with the hour of his death And prepares himself for the end every day.

We do so much, we run so quickly, the situation is difficult, and many people say, Don't just sit there, do something. But doing more things may make the situation worse. So you should say, Don't just do something, sit there. Sit there, stop, be yourself first, and begin from there.

Mindfulness is the awareness of what is going on in us and around us in the present moment. It requires stopping, looking deeply, and recognizing both the uniqueness of the moment and its connection to everything that has gone on before and will go on in the future.

Every minute can be a holy, sacred minute. Where do you seek the spiritual? You seek the spiritual in every ordinary thing that you do every day. Sweeping the floor, watering the vegetables, and washing the dishes become holy and sacred if mindfulness is there. With mindfulness and concentration, everything becomes spiritual.

Sitting in the lotus position or lying down on your back, begin breathing into your belly. Keep your mind entirely on the belly as it rises with every in-breath and falls with each out-breath. Breathe deeply, maintaining full attention on your abdomen. Don't think. Stop all your ruminating, and just focus on the breathing.

Admonish yourself strongly. Scrutinize yourself deeply.