The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity

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St Augustine once spoke the famous words ‘Solvitur ambulando’ — by walking it is solved.

The secret of contemplation is that you are one hundred percent with yourself, inside yourself.

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.

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.

Although often equated with compassion, ahimsa also conveys the notion of harmlessness and non-violence in all of life’s activities.

Once we have determined what kind of mystery we want to unlock, we need to create the right conditions for contemplation to occur.

The core message that contemplation teaches us is that feeling fear is safe. That is, fear does not feel safe, but it is safe to feel it.

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.