Contemplative Quotes

103 quotes by 83 authors

As strenuous challenge or contemplative retreat, the parks and other units of the national lands offer welcome respite from the world, a safety valve for… — T. H. Watkins
Compassion will no longer be seen as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; rather it will be viewed as a social necessity for the… — Duane Elgin
The Protestant wing of the western church, which is a tiny percentage of the Body of Christ, is nearly completely (98%) unaware that the Holy… — Mike Bickle
There's no Biblical definition of contemplative prayer — Mike Bickle
I cannot imagine why my vision will have some value in the world..and yet I know it will..I think I will count because I am… — Gwen John
Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's not even clear if catching fish… — John Gierach
When we are on the water, our contemplative impulses range from the intense to the nearly absent. — Paul Schullery
Art is not communicative, art is not reflexive. Art, science, philosophy are neither contemplative, neither reflexive, nor communicative. They are creative, that's all. — Gilles Deleuze
In spiritual growth, it is important to avoid imbalances between academic or intellectual learning and practical implementation. Otherwise there is a danger that too much… — Dalai Lama
A contemplative should pay equal attention to concentration, energetic effort and equanimity, and not exclusively to one of these factors only. — Gautama Buddha
There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues. — Thomas Merton
A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the West. Don't believe… — Christopher Hitchens
One of the strange laws of the contemplative life is that in it you do not sit down and solve problems: you bear with them… — Thomas Merton
Contemplative living is living in true relationship with oneself, God, others and nature, free of the illusions of separateness. — Thomas Merton
Your mind is the greatest home entertainment center ever created. It requires contemplative silence to really discover who you truly are. You have immense talents,… — Mark Victor Hansen
Another of the things I started to do during this time was what Buddhists normally call "meditation" or, in Christian terms, "contemplative prayer". It began… — Sara Maitland
Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is… — Johannes Tauler
Because of his supernatural outlook, he could always work very calmly and effectively and finish things on time. This was a reflection of the reality… — Salvador Bernal
Mathematics is not a contemplative but a creative subject. — G. H. Hardy
You know, Monsieur, that, although the contemplative life is more perfect than the active life, it is not, however, more so than one which embraces… — Vincent de Paul

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