Quotes about Contemplation

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God.

It's not imagination on my part when I say that to look up at the sky, the clouds, the moon, and the stars make me calm and patient. It's a better medicine than either valerian or bromine; Mother nature makes me humble and prepared to face every blow courageously.

The best remedy for those who are frightened, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone, alone with the sky, nature and God.

One rarely knows where to begin the search for meaning, though by necessity, we can only start where we are.

When I asked Father Tom where we find God in this present darkness, he said that God is in creation, and to get outdoors as much as you can.

We religious types, even those who detest organized religion, pray for deeper faith and a greater sense of oneness with God.

Monastic life thus became a living protest against the secularization of Christianity, against the cheapening of grace.

In a world and a life that moves so fast, photography just makes the sound go out and it makes you stop and take a pause. Photography calms me.

The Warrior listens to the words of certain thinkers.

One thought settles a life, an immortality.

No man has a right to lead such a life of contemplation as to forget in his own ease the service due to his neighbor.

I myself am part of the weather and part of the climate and part of the place … It is certainly part of my life of prayer.