Sentences with phrase «quiet in contemplation»

Morris learned to say a daily Office, be quiet in contemplation and engage in Lectio Divina (Latin for divine reading).

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This soldier refused to spend time in quiet contemplation (like everyone else who is not Christan) thus showing open contempt for all the other soldiers.
Actually the bigotry towards the other soldiers by refusing to even stand by their sides in quiet contemplation (like all the other non Christians) was more striking.
To stand in quiet contemplation like everyone else (without prayer in this case) or to opt out of the ceremony.
They underline the virtues of quiet meditation, of contemplation and of control of the body by the mind and spirit in a way which is foreign to most Western minds, but which might yet prove valuable to modern Western man in his busy, noise - infested world.
It is indeed like a changing of raiment to lay off manyness, in order rightly to center down upon one thing; to interrupt the busy course of activity, in order to put on the quiet of contemplation and be at one with oneself.
Given the importance of their next three matches, Roma did what they always do pre-match: spent the entire week in quiet contemplation... wait, what's that?
This sofa will provide a place for quiet, conversation and contemplation in any room of your house.
From 4:00 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening, students sit in the hall in quiet contemplation, observing the breath, and eventually moving their awareness through their body and observing all the subtle (and not - so - subtle) sensations they feel.
Create space at the end of your next yoga practice to sit in quiet contemplation, free of agenda or nagging concerns about what needs to happen next.
Even just 10 - 15 minutes of quiet contemplation or movement (try a few hip opener yoga poses, as we tend to store stress in our hips), will help you create the space to hit the reset button.
As sleep is a renewing time for your body, so periods of silent solace — whether they are in the form of prayer, meditation, peaceful contemplation of nature, or quiet concentration on music, art or a physical activity like sports or dance — become a source of renewal for your heart and mind.
Take a quiet stroll around the walled garden, share a few moments of quiet contemplation by the water in the Japanese - style garden, or take time out to smell the roses in the International Rose Garden (home to the annual Rose Week each July).
The film is surprisingly quiet, and Jolie has the confidence to allow for long stretches of silence and contemplation in the prison camp scenes.
What Brother lacks in dialogue and cohesion it more than makes up for in Kitano's peculiar sizzle and quiet contemplation.
Newark — The New Jersey Legislature, in enacting a «moment - of - silence» law for public - school students last year, said the law called for just that — a minute of quiet contemplation and introspection to begin the school day.
We might have started down the writing path because we had this wonderful image of it being a perfect career for introverts, what with all the quiet contemplation in a mountain - top log cabin.
Our group spends the night in hammocks atop the city in quiet contemplation.
It's his eyes — they appear to be in quiet reflection or contemplation or transported to a far - off land in a far off time.
We sit on the dirt in quiet contemplation, looking at the stars.
While a traditional Balinese lounging pavilion is a shady niche to curl up on a plump cushion for a lazy nap or take pleasure in a few hours of quiet contemplation.
The poolside antique joglo provides a historic living space in harmony with surrounding nature, and the bedroom terraces provide many quiet corners for contemplation and escape from the crowd.
For a stretch of sand worthy of quiet contemplation, make the trek to Banana beach in the north - west of the island, just a few bends past the Andaman Resort.
A large statue of Mary and a rock fountain in a serene garden in the back allow for quiet contemplation.
In the middle of all the historic buildings and museums of Balboa park, the Japanese gardens are an oasis of greenery, textures and quiet contemplation from all the crowds visiting the more popular attractions around the park.
You can snorkel around Low Isles, or if you fancy being more active then there are Stand Up Paddle Board tours organised, where in the quiet contemplation of your boarding you can come across dolphins and dugongs.
Set against the backdrop of Broughton Head, Mt Hay lies in a protected escarpment, a natural wonderland with plenty of areas for quiet contemplation.
You are invited to linger in quiet contemplation in the beautiful, private pavilion gardens before and after your luxury spa treatment.
She loves to capture the unique gestures of people in quiet contemplation and reveal a connection between the people and their surroundings.
Rather, its narrative is a compilation of external observations of human behavior, the curator's ongoing personal quest to achieve homeostasis, the notebooks of French philosopher Albert Camus, the musings of British psychoanalytical writer Adam Phillips, and even a recent study finding that, to an overwhelming degree, people would rather shock themselves with an electrical current than sit in quiet contemplation for even 15 minutes.
Brigid Delaney headed to Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, which focuses on «quiet contemplation»
Along with other leading Minimalists such as Robert Ryman and Brice Marden, Mangold eschews emotionalism and heroics in favor of a feeling of quiet contemplation and enjoyment that derives from order and clarity.
The artist often appears as the subject of her paintings, depicted with her back turned to the viewer, looking away or in partial view, amidst large family gatherings, in quiet contemplation, or in private moments with her husband.
Maintaining that the infinite vastness of the horizon sparks an awareness of perfection in the human mind that, although unseen and immaterial, is ultimately the essential and pervasive character of reality, Martin intended to recreate this same quiet contemplation of nature in her canvases.
Whereas previous works had presented the Pope as a screaming, agonised phantom, Study for a Head presents a figure submerged in existential contemplation, riddled with the same quiet dignity and introspective tension that was to define Bacon's first self - portrait the following year.
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The importance of viewing these works from a variety of angles is key, and with quiet contemplation, visitors can perceive the works as Judd had intended: without prior expectation (as he wrote in his canonical 1965 essay, Specific Objects).
Wall's pictures include both fantastical scenes — a picnic with vampires, dead troops conversing, a grave flooded by the ocean — and vernacular images of people on the margins of society or in moments of exchange and quiet contemplation.
«Amid the existential apprehension,» the Mark Rothko work («# 10,» 1952, oil on canvas) seen in the background above, is described by the museum as «inviting a moment of quiet contemplation
«In the traditional Chinese approach to landscape painting, seasons inspire unique emotions, such as happiness and elation in spring, peaceful contentment in summer, melancholy and solemnity in autumn and quiet contemplation in winter,» said Stephen Allee, research specialist in Chinese art at the Freer and Sackler gallerieIn the traditional Chinese approach to landscape painting, seasons inspire unique emotions, such as happiness and elation in spring, peaceful contentment in summer, melancholy and solemnity in autumn and quiet contemplation in winter,» said Stephen Allee, research specialist in Chinese art at the Freer and Sackler galleriein spring, peaceful contentment in summer, melancholy and solemnity in autumn and quiet contemplation in winter,» said Stephen Allee, research specialist in Chinese art at the Freer and Sackler galleriein summer, melancholy and solemnity in autumn and quiet contemplation in winter,» said Stephen Allee, research specialist in Chinese art at the Freer and Sackler galleriein autumn and quiet contemplation in winter,» said Stephen Allee, research specialist in Chinese art at the Freer and Sackler galleriein winter,» said Stephen Allee, research specialist in Chinese art at the Freer and Sackler galleriein Chinese art at the Freer and Sackler galleries.
The group will then spend some time in quiet contemplation while participating in seasonal volunteer work and taking a peaceful stroll of the farm.
I spent some time this week in quiet contemplation... about some changes in intellectual property policy that could show up as a trend in 2009 now that innovator pharmas have started investing in generics and Asia is turning a serious eye toward innovation.
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