Quotes About Contemplation

The grand old Book of God still stands; and this old earth, the more its leaves are turned over and pondered, the more it will sustain and illustrate the Sacred word.

Among all nations there should be vast temples raised where people might worship in silence and listen to it, for it is the voice of God

What sort of God would it be, who only pushed from without.

When I look up into the starry heavens at night and reflect upon what it is I really see there, I am constrained to say, ´there is no god´.

I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call and invite God and his angels thither.

The discovery of God begins at understanding that He ought to exist, and ends at knowing how He could exist.

God is silent. Now if only man would shut up.

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some kind of a Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.

Could a being create the fifty billion galaxieseach with two hundred billion starsthen rejoice in the smell of burning goat flesh?

If you want nothing to do with god then why do you say his name all the time

oh my soul...be prepared for him who knows how to ask questions

If God is anonymous, let it be.

To realize that we are just a breath away from eternity takes a lot of guts and brain power. So, spend your breath wisely.

The sun might be God. God might not watch us at night.

No one can find God without having first been found by Him. A monk is a man who seeks God because he has been found by God.

When God asks a question, it is always rhetorical.

Do I make up some 'god' in my mind, or do I make up my mind to know God?

Find time for a private conversation with your creator so that you can ask Him about the purpose of your existence

These are NOT times for dramatization and talking, but meditation and praying.

While sitting in the darkness in complete silence, I never realized how much there was to see and hear. There is sight and sound in darkness and silence. Learn to look and listen.

One who keeps an 'open mind' will be able to see God!

Desert, in generally, is a very good place to find yourself. Or lose yourself.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

We live but for a short time, we see but very little, and we know almost nothing; so, at least, let's do some dreaming. Have yourself a very good Sunday, my dear readers.