Sentence examples similar to a method of contemplation from inspiring English sources

A student of the monk-theologian Gregory Palamas, Akindynos absorbed from him the Hesychast theory of ascetical contemplation, a method of Eastern mysticism that used repetitive formulas and mental concentration through specific bodily postures to achieve inner peace and divine union through a vision of God.

He was original in extending to laypersons the traditional monastic method of contemplation, which included self-denial to combat vices and meditative methods toward ecstatic prayer.

Tiantai meditation most centrally applies a method called "the contemplation of mind", (觀心 guanxin) given its most famous formulation in Zhiyi's unfolding of 一念三千 yiniansanqian (Japanese: ichinensanzen), which means something like: "One Moment of Experience as Three Thousand Worlds".

It comes with a bit of contemplation," he said.

Ghulām Aḥmad led a life of contemplation and religious study.

"Old Bear" is a book of contemplation, sleeping, dreaming, realizing.

That smile always evaporates into a look of contemplation.

"It's now a temple of contemplation on a very serene site".

I, too, have found your work a source of contemplation and solace — and humor.

The differences in their style have become for her a focus of contemplation.

Sol LeWitt's "Bars of Color within Squares" is a place of contemplation for a freshman.