Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
What we’ve really got to do is stop listening to our minds. We instead need to listen to the silence inside, listen in that place where our listening takes us beyond what we think we know. This is true even when we’re in dense states of suffering, when we’re very much tied up in a knot, when we’re in turmoil, deep sadness, grief, or depression. Str
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inner vigilance is necessary but insufficient for contemplation.
Martin Laird • An Ocean of Light: Contemplation, Transformation, and Liberation
When we learn to calm our minds in order to look deeply at the true nature of things, we can arrive at full understanding which dissolves every sorrow and anxiety and gives rise to acceptance and love.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha
Martin Laird, O.S.A., “Continually Breathe Jesus Christ: Stillness and Watchfulness in the Philokalia,” Communio 34 (2007): 243–263.