Quotes About Contemplation

or refuting, with his guidance, a famous refutation of the existence of time, will be worth it.

Talking to oneself, I have often thought, is the best way to be sure of intelligent and witty conversation.

Remember friends as you pass by, As you are now so once was I. As low as I you once must be, Prepare yourself and follow me.

What would Tullia have done?

So when she wasn't sleeping or just sitting and listening to the storm or tinkering at her workbench, she flew.

I have one small drop of knowing in my soul. Let it dissolve in your ocean. — Rumi

I was seduced by the notion that the long walks I was taking made me a flâneur, too.

Solvitur ambulando, St. Jerome was fond of saying. To solve a problem, walk around.

Mine is to chew on the appropriate texts and make them delectable.

I want to be alone.

Walking is also an ambulation of mind.

Pensar lleva tiempo.

I have spent my life laboriously doing nothing.

Relaxation is… a state between waking and sleeping, where the body is completely still and the mind is allowed to flow freely from one thought to another, or alternately, a state in which the mind becomes inadvertently calm.

When studying the world's religions, there appear to be two primary paths available to those who want to practice their faith. One path is internal and contemplative in nature. The other is emotional, external, and actionable in nature. I have identified these as the paths of oneness and goodness.

Interspirituality is not for everyone, but, for those of us who are interested, we have never lived in a better time to explore interspiritual practices. For the first time in history, we have easy access to all of the world's scriptures and spiritual traditions.

Concentration is… a relaxed mental state, where the stream of consciousness flows in a single direction, either focusing on a phrase or mental picture, or alternately, a state in which the mind is alert and aware.

Whether one is remaining alert (mindfulness), focusing on a single thought or phrase (mantra), or mentally exploring ones inner world (visualization), all are one form of concentration or another.

Concentration is the doorway through which the meditative state becomes available.

The moments of peace in between the mental practices are meditation.

None of us understand the infinite universe. Most people who start thinking about it, get overwhelmed, shrug their shoulders, and turn their attention back to something mundane, like drinking beer or watching TV. Only a few great minds have ever actually contemplated the nature of the universe. Fewer still have done it without going insane.

We mean to explore kindness and its enormous silences.

One day One day I waited for myself I said to myself Guillaume it's time you came So I could know just who I am I who know others

I hibernated in my past.