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Quotes about Meditative Presence
The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
— Francis Chan
I give people a space to simply sit in silence and communicate with me deeply but non-verbally.
— Marina Abramovic
[W]hen the faculties are empty, then your whole being listens.
— Thomas Merton
We are always in the presence of God, yet it seems to me that those who pray are in His presence in a very different sense.
— Teresa of Avila
I want my work to create space where people can meet God, rather than give them something they can "apply" to their daily life.
— Henri Nouwen
How I pray is breathe.
— Thomas Merton
One way to re-collect the mind easily in the time of prayer, and preserve it more in tranquility, is not to let it wander too far in other times: you should keep it strictly in the presence of God; and being accustomed to think of Him often, you will find it easy to keep your mind calm in the time of prayer, or at least to recall it from its wanderings.
— Brother Lawrence
Sometimes I long for a convent cell, with the sublime wisdom of centuries set out on bookshelves all along the wall and a view across the cornfields--there must be cornfields and they must wave in the breeze--and there I would immerse myself in the wisdom of the ages and in myself. Then I might perhaps find peace and clarity. But that would be no great feat. It is right here, in this very place, in the here and the now, that I must find them.
— Etty Hillesum
I SPEAK TO YOU from the depths of eternity. Before the world was formed, I AM! You hear Me in the depths of your being, where I have taken up residence. I am Christ in you, the hope of Glory. I, your Lord and Savior, am alive within you. Learn to tune in to My living Presence by seeking Me in silence.
— Sarah Young
Avalokiteshvara means "the one who listens deeply to the sounds of the world.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
We become contemplatives when God discovers Himself in us.
— Thomas Merton
Prayer is where the action is.
— John Wesley