But being committed to the practices of contemplation and to sharing the contemplative life with others seems to protect against getting too discouraged.

These made a virtue out of the expropriation of their considerable wealth and power by fostering the ideal of poverty in combination with the contemplative life.

The essay champions contemplative life to the life of action.

His stress on contemplative life served to counterbalance the activities undertaken by the monks.

The property was surrounded by woods and farmland, which was more appropriate for contemplative life than the city location.

It's not the only contemplative moment.

Swinging rhythms and crunched chords, complicated by glissandos and eerie microtones, jostled against contemplative moments: the music of a composer cross with the world, and frightened.

Despite the dizzying visuals and deafening soundtrack designed to pull in a younger audience, it's the more contemplative moments, directly quoting the participants, that resonate across the generations.

Those contemplative moments, the solitude, the peace and the harmony, hid a bigger, troubling, darker story.

They are about capturing visual paradoxes: sometimes they would depict calm and contemplative moments, like solitude or melancholy.

Reflecting on his own mortality has deepened this contemplative mood.

Around us the hum of bees from the lilac induced a contemplative mood that was at odds with their unceasing labours.

The reason may be that a fine glass or two makes for a mellow and contemplative mood, suitable for appreciating the pleasures of reading.

She seems to be in a contemplative mood as the steam gently rises, making ghostly scribble shapes in the air.

Half the songs are longer than three-andhalf minutes and with a more contemplative mood to them.

Among various types of prayer, she focuses especially on contemplative prayer: prayer without words, images or thoughts.

The vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience disciplined them into powerful agents of social action and contemplative prayer.

This resource will help you and your group understand and practice contemplative prayer and lectio divina.

Others meditate or practice contemplative prayer.

The daily life of a missionary involves several hours of silent contemplative prayer.

Apparently, this was designed as a contemplative space.

The main hall, opening up into a panoramic view of courtyard rock gardens, will serve as a contemplative space.

Understanding asks for time, peace and contemplative space.

A central walk-way leads to a semi-enclosed contemplative space.

A contemplative space surrounded with rosemary (for remembrance) has a reflective pool fountain and the symbols of the armed forces.