We become, after the arrival of the printing press in general, more attentive more attuned to contemplative ways of thinking. — Nicholas G. Carr Copy Share Image
“No matter how mundane some action might appear, keep at it long enough and it becomes a contemplative, even meditative act.” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
When we are on the water, our contemplative impulses range from the intense to the nearly absent. — Paul Schullery Copy Share Image
The Christian life, and especially the contemplative life, is a continual discovery of Christ in new and unexpected places. — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Other forms of relating to God that have unique value in connecting us to Him include contemplative prayer and centering prayer. — Larry Crabb Copy Share Image
Before, I just spewed whatever it was I thought about everything. I tend to be more contemplative now — Anne Heche Copy Share Image
Thought is powerless, except it make something outside of itself: the thought which conquers the world is not contemplative but active. — William Kingdon Clifford Copy Share Image
The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In contemplative prayer we seek to become the person we are called to be, not by thinking of God, but by being… — John Main Copy Share Image
My goats are not contemplative, accepting, or introspective. They are the Greek chorus of my farm, sometimes of my life. They watch… — Jon Katz Copy Share Image
In the active life all the vices are first of all to be removed by the practice of good works, so that… — Isidore of Seville Copy Share Image
We have to learn not to feel guilty about letting our imagination browse around, and you know, in writing fiction particularly. But… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
But compared with the task of selecting a piece of French pastry held by an impatient waiter a move in chess is… — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
To be contemplative we must remove the clutter from our lives, surround ourselves with beauty, and consciously, relentlessly, persistently, give clutter away… — Joan D. Chittister Copy Share Image
A lot of people do their practice. They meditate on compassion. Then they yell at people afterwards. That is not quite working.… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
“Developing the cognitive control that leads to a more contemplative Christian life is the key to living as free men and women… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
Meditative state is the highest state of existence. So long as there is desire, no real happiness can come. It is only… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
But nothing is yet clear on the subject of the intellect and the contemplative faculty. However, it seems to be another kind… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
You cannot grow in the integrative dance of action and contemplation without a strong tolerance for ambiguity, an ability to allow, forgive,… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“I wonder if I am not turning into a contemplative . . . But those roses . They were something else. I… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
“The contemplative seeks to be drawn ever more deeply into the circle of divine being, consciousness, and bliss, the circle of God… — David Bentley Hart Copy Share Image
I just think of interesting roles to play. I guess that I have matured, I guess growing up and becoming a man,… — Josh Hartnett Copy Share Image
Each person comes to have this musical experience, this moment with us, where they get to sink into our world for a… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
“Contemplative love seeks a heroic deed that can be accomplished without delay and in full view of everyone. Indeed, some people are… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Oak gave up his room so they could sleep there, and although the bed is small, Cardan cannot mind when he takes… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“He looks out the window at the falling snow, then turns and takes his wife in his arms, feeling grateful to be… — Jay McInerney Copy Share Image
“When we lose the contemplative mind, or non-dual consciousness, we invariably create violent people. The dualistic mind is endlessly argumentative, and we… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“But as important as time set aside specifically for prayer, is learning to sit when you are not sitting. By this I… — Martin Laird Copy Share Image
“I thought about life, about my life, the embarrassments, the little coincidences, the shadows of alarm clocks on bedside tables. I thought… — jonathan safran foer Copy Share Image
“On the American desert are horses which eat the locoweed and some are driven made by it; their vision is affected, they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Not too long ago thousands spent their lives as recluses to find spiritual vision in the solitude of nature. Modern man need… — Franz Winkler Copy Share Image
“She’s contemplative; I can feel the air around her thick with her thoughts. “No,” she says at last, “I want to believe… — Jaden Wilkes Copy Share Image
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