Contemplative Quotes

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Modern definitions of truth, such as those as pragmatism and instrumentalism, which are practical rather than contemplative, are inspired by industrialisation as opposed to aristocracy. — Bertrand Russell
Contemplative prayer [oraciÃ³n mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with… — Teresa of Avila
When you are deeply contemplative, you listen more carefully and understand things which cannot be articulated. — David A. Cooper
To be contemplative we must remove the clutter from our lives, surround ourselves with beauty, and consciously, relentlessly, persistently, give clutter away until the tiny… — Joan D. Chittister
Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last; and perhaps always predominates in proportion to the strength of the contemplative… — Samuel Johnson
In general, it can be said that no contemplative life is possible without ascetic self-discipline. One must learn to survive without the habit-forming luxuries which… — Thomas Merton
The most dangerous man in the world is the contemplative who is guided by nobody.Â He trusts his own visions.Â He obeys the attractions of… — Thomas Merton
The true contemplative is one who has discovered the art of finding leisure even in the midst of his work, by working with such a… — Thomas Merton
There's something arbitrary about taking a picture. So I can stand at the edge of a highway and take one step forward and it can… — Stephen Shore
In Radical Optimism, Beatrice Bruteau sets forth a deep and shining vision of spirituality, one that guides the reader into the contemplative life and the… — Sue Monk Kidd
Almost everyone who reaches a plateau where he or she is happy and comfortable says its because of finding balance between work, relaxation, exercise, socialising… — Neil Strauss
It is to this silence [contemplative prayer] that we all are called. — Henri Nouwen
Mathematics is not a contemplative but a creative subject; no one can draw much consolation from it when he has lost the power or the… — G. H. Hardy
Could the purr be anything but contemplative? — Irving Townsend
We need the wisdom of women, and the experience of married people and parents, and the depth of the contemplative if we are to be… — Timothy Radcliffe
In the active life all the vices are first of all to be removed by the practice of good works, so that in the contemplative… — Isidore of Seville
Man's activity consists in either a making or doing. Both of these aspects of the active life depend for their correction upon the contemplative life… — Ananda Coomaraswamy
Composing a piece of music is very feminine. It is sensitive, emotional, contemplative. By comparison, doing housework is positively masculine. — Barbara Kolb
What the Net does is shift the emphasis of our intelligence, away from what might be called a meditative or contemplative intelligence and more toward… — Nicholas G. Carr
How do you design it so that people can form a space of their own, and feel quiet and contemplative? — Michael Arad

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