Quotes about Contemplation
There's nothing better than just staring at a buttercup, struggling to make an impact on the world.
— Bob Mortimer
Emptiness where you wouldn't expect it speaks to you.
— Steven James
It's in those private times that we are refreshed, strengthened, and rejuvenated. It's then we can see our lives from God's perspective and discover what is really important. That's where we understand who it is we belong to and believe in.
— Stormie Omartian
Dreams are the guiding words of the soul. Why should I henceforth not love my dreams and not make their riddling images into objects of my daily consideration?
— Carl Jung
Remember Bacon's recommendation to the reader: "Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
— Mortimer Adler
6. Finally, TURN THE PAGES, DIPPING IN HERE AND THERE, READING A PARAGRAPH OR TWO, SOMETIMES SEVERAL PAGES IN SEQUENCE, NEVER MORE THAN THAT.
— Mortimer Adler
Insufficient respect for mystery leads to intellectual suicide; insufficient penetration of mystery leads to shallowness and despair.
— Mortimer Adler
Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
— Mortimer Adler
Read it quickly and with total immersion.
— Mortimer Adler
Cultivating a strong training in meditation and mindfulness is not an opiate to escape what's going on but a way for us to truly still the mind and look deeply, in order to see ourselves and the world clearly.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
When St Francis looked deeply at an all day treatment in winter and asked it to speak to him about God, the tree was instantly covered in blossoms.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more. ( Letter to John Banister, Jr., June 19, 1787)
— Thomas Jefferson