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The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity
The art of contemplation teaches us to covet this precious but vital gift of lightness. Sometimes when the clouds gather and press in on us, or when our brows curl into furrows, the one thing we need above all is this sense of greater perspective.
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Natasha Schön added 4mo ago
Things may improve for you across the breadth of your life — relationships will become softer and more open, new creative currents will flow through you and fortunate circumstances may ripple through your life. It may seem as though a miracle has happened to you.
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Natasha Schön added 4mo ago
Despite all the modern conveniences gifted through our technological age, the one thing that often eludes us is a deep sense of purpose and fulfilment.
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Natasha Schön added 4mo ago
Here is an alternative way of looking at the mind. Imagine that your mind is a kind of radiant sheath that surrounds your physical body. It extends from every cell of your body and it permeates your body. Perhaps this ‘mental body’ extends far out into the room in which you are currently sitting. From this alternative view, you are living inside yo
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Natasha Schön added 4mo ago
It is recommended that once you have chosen the subject you wish to focus on, whether inspiration, challenge or both, you stay with that subject until you experience some manner of opening occur inside you.
from The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity by Richard Rudd
Natasha Schön added 4mo ago
there are two main approaches we can take. We can choose something that inspires us or we can choose something that challenges us.
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Natasha Schön added 4mo ago
The first phase is to create clarity, and the second is to drop something powerful into that space and observe its ripples throughout our being.
from The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity by Richard Rudd
Natasha Schön added 4mo ago
The deeper role of contemplation is to allow us to come face-to-face with this universal fear that all human beings experience. This is the role of pivoting,
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Natasha Schön added 4mo ago
Once you have ascertained which area — or areas — need the most attention, you can then bring your attention to this area and begin to look at it with honesty.
from The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity by Richard Rudd
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