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
One could surely argue that the Buddhist tradition, taken as a whole, represents the richest source of contemplative wisdom that any civilization… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. — Anonymous 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
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
I decided years ago that if I'm going to keep teaching contemplation, then the last years of my life should be contemplative. — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
Man's activity consists in either a making or doing. Both of these aspects of the active life depend for their correction upon… — Ananda Coomaraswamy 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
I think instead writers and publishers and readers need to go to the places where people are, and make the argument that… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Dominic invites us to discover how we can be still and contemplative in this frenetic global village. Otherwise, we shall not be… — OP Donald J. Goergen Copy Share Image
Like commercial stuff is sort of cheap and disposable and fun and can be sort of interesting in many ways. I love… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
Introspection, or 'sitting in the silence,' is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
I try to influence this improvisation in two ways. One is by centering on reflections, in both senses of the word: acoustic… — Pauline Oliveros Copy Share Image
Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its… — Richard Courant Copy Share Image
My biggest past mistakes have been when I made decisions out of ego rather than spirit. When I acted too quickly. When… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
The myth of Canada, its hidden story, is of a contemplative country, a place of inwardness, where people can question the idea… — B. W. Powe Copy Share Image
There is no thing as a man who does not create mathematics and yet is a fine mathematics teacher. Textbooks, course material-these… — Alfred Adler Copy Share Image
Art belongs to all times and to all countries; its special benefit is precisely to be still living when everything else seems… — George Sand Copy Share Image
“Quoting from Thomas Merton Dialogues With Silence The true contemplative is not one who prepares his mind for a particular message that… — Stephen Cope Copy Share Image
Finding God in all things is not an 'empirical eureka.' When we desire to encounter God, we would like to verify him… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its… — Richard Courant Copy Share Image
Since art is a virtue of the intellect, it demands to communicate with the entire universe of the intellect. Hence it is… — Jacques Maritain Copy Share Image
Life is an experimental journey undertaken involuntarily. It is a journey of the spirit through the material world and, since it is… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
In spiritual growth, it is important to avoid imbalances between academic or intellectual learning and practical implementation. Otherwise there is a danger… — Dalai Lama 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
“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
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
When we are on the water, our contemplative impulses range from the intense to the nearly absent. — Paul Schullery Copy Share Image
“Contemplative prayer is natural, unprogrammed; it is perpetual openness to God, so that in the openness his concerns can flow in and… — Ray Simpson Copy Share Image
“Living an engaged and contemplative existence allows a person to glean the quintessential experience of living mindfully.” — Kilroy J. Oldster 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
As strenuous challenge or contemplative retreat, the parks and other units of the national lands offer welcome respite from the world, a… — T. H. Watkins Copy Share Image
I was thinking about dying the other day the death thought came while I was sitting on the toilet peeing - that's… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
“I am so tired. I have grown old from being serious. I have grown ill from being serious. I want to laugh… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Necessary for a contemplative life: a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience. — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
I live a very secluded life, a very contemplative life and a very meditative one. That is my ideal life. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
The one who acts is always without conscience; nobody has a conscience but the contemplative person. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
This may come as a surprise, given the nature of my job, but I am very guarded and contemplative. I'm not a… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
From the respect paid to property flow, as from a poisoned fountain, most of the evils and vices which render this world… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
