Quotes About Contemplative

God works in history, therefore a contemplative who has no sense of history, no sense of historical responsibility, is not fully a Christian contemplative.

To be contemplative we must become converted to the consciousness that makes us one with the universe, in tune with the cosmic voice of God.

I like the brooding man - a brooding man with a sense of humor.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Listeners can expect to feel very relaxed during the listening experience of 'Beyond Waves.' The songs are very lyrical and extremely intimate, so I feel like you're going to need to be in a quiet room when you hear them, at least the first time.

I think I am a conservative, not-so-cool kind of guy.

Eating matzo ball soup for the first time was akin to a religious experience because of how deeply contemplative it was. It made me realise that something as simple as chicken soup - in any culture or religion, or through any perspective - can be very symbolic, nourishing and meaningful.

But once we become practiced at a contemplative worldview, a "thisness" way of seeing, there is nothing trivial anymore and all is grace.

Tell me something," she said, before he closed the door. "What were you like when you were young?" "Just like this," he said. "Only more.

In contemplative prayer we seek to become the person we are called to be, not by thinking of God, but by being with God. Simply to be with God is to be drawn into being the person God calls us to be

This mystical stream [contemplative prayer] is the Western bridge to Far Eastern spirituality.

I'm not anti-social. I'm just not social.

I'm not anti-social. I'm just not social.

Neither the spiritual nor the material repression of sadness reflects the depth of contemplative life. The great irony is that the very effort to feel joy (or relief) prevents its fruition. Perhaps counterintuitively, it is the surrender to sadness that causes it to pass—not the suppression of it. The gestures of opening, making-space, giving-way—these enable a delicious relinquishment, a setting down of the burden, even, perhaps, a kind of wisdom.

Christian spirituality, the contemplative life, is not about us. It is about God. The great weakness of American spirituality is that it is all about us: fulfilling our potential, getting the blessings of God, expanding our influence, finding our gifts, getting a handle on principles by which we can get an edge over the competition. The more there is of us, the less there is of God. —EUGENE PETERSON

Christian spirituality, the contemplative life, is not about us. It is about God. The great weakness of American spirituality is that it is all about us: fulfilling our potential, getting the blessings of God, expanding our influence, finding our gifts, getting a handle on principles by which we can get an edge over the competition. The more there is of us, the less there is of God.

Justin's real weakness is, he's very much in his head. He intellectualizes a lot.

If we go to a party, I'll just be chilling in the corner, absorbing everything.

Cheering crowds have never been my sort of thing.

I'm the most boring person to talk to.

I never talk openly about my political beliefs.

I'm more of a player that listens and focuses on myself in the dressing room; I don't talk much before the matches.

I'm not going to be the one that's super talkative, this or that.

I'm not the most talkative guy in the world.