Art Quote by Thomas Merton

“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

True contemplation is reflecting on the blessings of God in your life.

— Harold Klemp

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

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 contemplative life remains freely available to us through our choices—what we read and buy, how we commit to leisure and self-improvement, the passing…

— Franklin Foer

“The contemplative seeks to be drawn ever more deeply into the circle of divine being, consciousness, and bliss, the circle of God knowing and…

— David Bentley Hart

“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

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

— Thomas Merton

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 is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the…

— John of the Cross

Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.

— Tahir Shah

Repose, leisure, peace, belong among the elements of happiness. If we have not escaped from harried rush, from mad pursuit, from unrest, from the…

— Josef Pieper