Sentence examples for highly contemplative from inspiring English sources
In sync with the empathetic rhythms of the tabla player Samir Chatterjee, he reached furious peaks, then gracefully shifted into highly contemplative passages.
Common to all true hermits and eremitical institutions is an emphasis on living alone, on pursuing a highly regularized contemplative life (with individually generated, often experimental spiritual disciplines), and on frequently idiosyncratic and sometimes heretical interpretations of scriptural or disciplinary codes.
The well-regarded Portuguese auteur Pedro Costa, the subject of a recent DVD boxed set by the Criterion Collection, has spent years working in the Lisbon slum of Fontainhas, collaborating with its residents on films that are contemplative, highly stylized reflections of their actual lives.
Tactile and mechanical devices, such as the rosary and the prayer wheel, along with music, play a highly ritualized role in many contemplative traditions.
Although there were painters with distinctly individual styles, such as Hugo van der Goes, with his highly accomplished technique and somewhat contemplative depictions, Hans Memling was more typical (despite having been born in the Rhineland).
The music is Schumann's Quintet in E flat for Piano and Strings, and Mr. Morris has illuminated its jubilant and contemplative aspects with a highly emotional dimension.
Her output, photographic pigment prints, often depicts dedicated meditative states that are both highly focused and open-ended, suggesting to the viewer that they form their own contemplative condition.
The Wisconsin State Journal wrote that her novels were highly praised for their historical settings, views towards religion, and contemplative psychology.
Contemplative reflection?
