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- Dictionarycontemplative/kənˈtɛmplətɪv/
adjective
- 1. expressing or involving prolonged thought: "she regarded me with a contemplative eye"
noun
- 1. a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, especially in a monastery or convent.
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1 day ago · Definitions by scholars highlight the self-regulation, attentional focus, and subjective experiences of meditation. Meditation is practiced in numerous religious traditions. The earliest records of meditation are found in the Upanishads, and meditation plays a salient role in the contemplative repertoire of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.
2 days ago · The word “spirituality” is much in vogue these days, both inside and outside religion. However, the notion is sometimes difficult to define precisely because it is often detached from traditional religious beliefs, and specifically from its Christian origins. In broad terms, spirituality expresses something fundamental about human nature.
1 day ago · Contemplation is a means to distinguish the nature of images and reality, and to see within the image or copy, a likeness, resemblance, or appearance of an archetype, or a higher reality. There is also a distinctly imaginative and poetic dimension to many of these ideas that point toward the use of images in understanding the nature of reality.
1 day ago · The lecture delved into Schopenhauer's views on art as a potential means of transcending the suffering inherent in existence. This was a consideration of how Schopenhauer saw art (particularly music) as an instrument to momentarily escape the will and achieve a state of aesthetic contemplation. Week 3 - Should life be denied?
4 days ago · In the words of Ignatius of Loyola, the mystic is “contemplative in action.”. Christianity - Mysticism, Contemplation, Union: Christian mystics have described the stages of the return of the soul to God in a variety of ways.
5 days ago · a contemplative community without walls. We help people from all walks of life step back from daily distractions to reconnect with God or the Divine (however they define Source) through a wide variety of programs, spiritual direction, and reflections.
3 days ago · In fact, simply picking the most popular type of meditation might not be a good idea. It’s important to find a type of meditation that you actually enjoy and can see yourself continuing to practice. Different types of meditation have different effects, sometimes subtle, sometimes drastic.
