Quotes About Contemplation

The Cloud of Unknowing is an anonymous work of Christian mysticism written in the latter half of the 14th century. The text is a spiritual guide to contemplative prayer. "Be willing to be blind, and give up all longing to know the why and how, for knowing will be more of a hindrance than a help." This 1912 edition was edited by Evelyn Underhill, and contains her introduction.

Creer en la inspiración de las Escrituras se puede considerar un acto de adoración en ciertas circunstancias.

into Studio City with my eyes closed, trying not to think about

I stopped walking and stared down at my pink painted toenails. That was it. Of course. No, not my choice of polish, although it was exceptional,

You're making me rethink my stance on cold-blooded homicide.

You're making me rethink my stance against cold-blooded homicide.

tourmaline. But

Collect yourself in His presence with the one purpose and intent of loving Him. Come to Him as one who is giving himself to God. Behold Him in the most inward recess of your spirit that you can find.

In all the world there was only one thing I knew about a spiritual pursuit. It was this: become quiet. Still your mind before the Lord. Do that before you do anything else.

Well, now that you mention it…

To enter the room of the Tathagata is to have great compassion for all living beings. To wear the robe of the Tathagata is to be gentle and patient. To sit on the seat of the Tathagata is to contemplate the emptiness of all things. One should dwell in peace with all three and then, never becoming lazy or careless, teach this Dharma Flower Sutra everywhere to bodhisattvas and the four groups.

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Turning an experience about to observe it, results in a lessening of the experience directly proportional to the amount of observation. To think about it is, to some degree, to stop the pleasure, to stop the experience, to step outside it.

When their minds mingle with His magnanimity, something of eternity rubs off on their imaginations.

Faith is where they learn about their God; but Prayer is where they explore Him.

We cannot remember too often that when we observe nature, and especially the ordering of nature, it is always ourselves alone we are observing.

There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.

Ein Buch ist ein Spiegel wenn ein Affe hineinsieht so kann kein Apostel heraus gucken.

Man sollte nie so viel zu tun haben, daß man zum zum Nachdenken keine Zeit mehr hat.

Me parece imposible demostrar que somos la obra de un ser superior y no el pasatiempo de uno bastante defectuoso.

Raja-Yoga (the path of contemplation), Hatha-Yoga (the path of physical transformation), Jnana-Yoga (the path of knowledge), Karma-Yoga (the path of ego-free action), Bhakti-Yoga (the path of the heart), Mantra-Yoga (the path of mantric repetition), and Tantra-Yoga (the path of ritual).

In den einsamen Stunden des Geistes ist es schön in der Sonne zu gehn, an den gelben Mauern des Sommers hin

If we are in a general way permitted to regard human activity in the realm of the beautiful as a liberation of the soul, as a release from constraint and restriction, in short to consider that art does actually alleviate the most overpowering and tragic catastrophes by means of the creations it offers to our contemplation and enjoyment, it is the art of music which conducts us to the final summit of that ascent to freedom.

It is not time for mirth and laughter, the cold, gray dawn of the morning after.