Quotes About Contemplation

hesitated, knowing that he was talking about

woods in the predawn darkness, the silence only broken by the sloshing of his flask.

him. "Maybe." "Well, before you make your decision, I just wanted to remind you of the good times we had.

But it was only while lolling around the basement or backyard that you'd settle into the anesthetizing effects of boredom, and with that monotony, your brain would kick into action, attempting to compensate. You might notice the world around you, both the minute and the grand, at its natural pace, letting go of the need to relentlessly move on to the next new thing.

The second, first thought.

When, while, while when you walk.

Il viaggio immobile è il più difficile di tutti, perché non hai scampo, sei solo con te stesso, in preda alle visioni, e lasciarsi andare è facile, quasi naturale.

However, anyone to whom this happens should not leave his room upon awakening, should speak to no-one, but remain alone and sober until everything comes back to him, and he recalls the dream.

Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.

Stillness is the altar of spirit.

We listen for guidance everywhere except from within.

Le livre est un morceau de silence dans les mains du lecteur. Celui qui écrit se tait. Celui qui lit ne rompt pas le silence.

Un livre est un peu de silence entre les mains du lecteur. Celui qui écrit calme. Celui qui le lit ne rompt pas le silence.

This is the hour of silence. In no way does silence mean lack of sound: it means a state in which the ear is the most alert.

Caminar no consuela. Caminar hace pensar. Cada paso argumenta.

Lire c'est errer. La lecture est l'errance.

La chasse est le fond de l'art. Le guet le fond de la contemplation. La faim le fond du désir. La carnivore le fond de l'admiration.

J'aime la lecture car c'est la seule conversation à laquelle on peut couper court à tout instant, et dans l'instant.

none of this talk. A week or so later, thinking about Mark's words, Randy had decided to go into

I learned without her saying a word that there are truly many ways to pray, and lighting a candle is one of them.

Jesus said, "But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.

Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.

If you ever want to see how small you are in the plan of God, just stand at the edge of an ocean.

It's so hard to think in winter. The world seems confined in the space of your heart; you can't see beyond yourself.