Contemplation Quote by John of the Cross

Contemplation is that condition of alert passivity, in which the soul lays itself open to the divine Ground within and without, the immanent and…

— Aldous Huxley

“Contemplation means rest, suspension of activity, withdrawal into the mysterious interior solitude in which the soul is absorbed in the immense and fruitful silence…

— Thomas Merton

Contemplation is the loving sense of this life, this presence and this eternity.

— Thomas Merton

Contemplation is a very dangerous activity. It not only brings us face to face with God. It brings us, as well, face to face…

— Joan D. Chittister

Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at…

— Thomas Merton

“Contemplation, as it has come to be understood in the Christian tradition, is a return to the paradisiacal state of union with God, which…

— William Shannon

Our life of contemplation shall retain the following characteristics: —missionary: by going out physically or in spirit in search of souls all over the…

— Mother Teresa

The common element in all the special forms of contemplation is the loving, yearning, affirming bent toward that happiness which is the same as…

— Josef Pieper

... the greatest menace to our capacity for contemplation is the incessant fabrication of tawdry empty stimuli which kill the receptivity of the soul.

— Josef Pieper

The true contemplative is one who has discovered the art of finding leisure even in the midst of his work, by working with such…

— Thomas Merton

“Mystical experience is given to some. But contemplation is for all Christians.”

— Michael Ramsey

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

— Joan D. Chittister