Capacity Quote by Josef Pieper

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

Contemplate nature with the eyes of the soul

— Soljeannette Acevedo

I was obliged, at last, to come to the conclusion that the contemplation of nature alone is not sufficient to fill the human heart…

— Henry Walter Bates

“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 an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction,…

— Richard Rohr

We must be able to let things happen in the psyche. For us, this becomes a real art... Consciousness is forever interfering, helping, correcting,…

— Carl Jung

“True contemplation can only thrive when defended from two opposite exaggerations: quietism on the one hand, and spiritual fuss upon the other. Neither from…

— Evelyn Underhill

Thought nourishes, sustains and gives continuity to fear and pleasure.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“The contemplation of consciousness—which is the contemplation of no-thing whatsoever—is endlessly fascinating. It’s like staring at a candle in a dark night—you find yourself…

— Andrew Cohen

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

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.

— Thomas Jefferson