The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity

Essentially, we begin our contemplation by focusing our awareness on something. If we are contemplating a challenge, then we focus on the resolution of the challenge. We hold that goal for as long as we can and when our awareness drifts away, we simply keep bringing it gently back again.

If you try and merge with a person without this inner space you will become entangled with them.

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.

contemplation also uses the mind in a proactive way.

Illness drives us deeper into the consciousness of our body through the discomfort and pain that we are forced to confront. Illness tends to remind us of our mortality, so our contemplation might naturally swing in the direction of the subject of death.

Every pause is a field of transformation.

A good habit to develop around food is always to pause before selecting it and before eating it.

Contemplation creates a sense of space around your emotions that allows you to stand clear of the impact of their powerful waves.

Forgiveness, whether of yourself or another, is about releasing yourself from a series of energetic hooks that link you to a certain person or past event. One contemplative approach is to close your eyes and locate these hooks inside yourself. Then using your breath, breathe into each one and let it go. If there was another person involved, you can