Contemplation, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
You will note that the Lord establishes as the prime good contemplation, that is the gaze turned in the direction of the things of God. Hence we say that the other virtues, however useful and good we may say they are, must nevertheless be put on a secondary level, since they are all practiced for the sake of this one. “You are full of worry and are upset over many things when actually it should be over a few or even one.” In saying this the Lord locates the primary good not in activity, however praiseworthy, however abundantly fruitful, but in the truly simple and unified contemplation of Himself.
–Saint John Cassian (c. 360-435)
Contemplation, Gregory the Great (c. 540-604), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic
The greatness of contemplation can be given to none but those who love.
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
Contemplation, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
The mind, gazing upon the universe of God’s handiwork,
rapt by the divine and infinite light
–Maximos the Confessor (580-662)
Contemplation, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
Remember that the proper result of contemplative prayer is simplicity in the whole life; so that a contemplative is always doing the same thing all day and all night. He is praying, or having breakfast, or talking, or working, or amusing himself; but he is principally conscious that he is doing God’s will.
–John Chapman (1865-1933)
Contemplation, Page: Quotes, Prayer (problems), Prayer (what), Quote Topic
Dryness leads us gently from vocal prayer, where we learn to speak to God; to Meditation, where we think of God; to Contemplation, where our heart merely gazes upon Him with a love too deep for words.
–Mother Angelica (1923-2016)
Contemplation, Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361), Page: Quotes, Prayer (how), Prayer (when), Quote Author, Quote Topic
Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer.
–Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
