The Practice of Contemplation

Contemplation is simply being fully present in heart, mind, and body, to what is in a way ‘that’, that allows you to creatively respond and work toward what could be. Contemplation is both personal and communal, internal and external. It helps us let go of our usual, self-focused way of thinking and doing things so that our compassionate, connected, and creative self can emerge.

Today we examine the science of finding your spiritual self and how we can move towards a definition of contemplation that you can apply to transforming your life. Contemplation is the ultimate expression of our higher or spiritual lives and just like yoga, just like any other mindful or spiritual practice, contemplation requires one to go beyond the mind or in other words, it gets us to move beyond the bounds of all we know. It is more about the learning how to un-know than know. It is coming to know your true self, their true self and every other living thing’s true self and how it is all in divine relationship to the entire world without exclusion. When you look at the world, including yourself, other people and the Creator, exactly as they all are without distortions and self-created boundaries, then you will be able to grasp and comprehend what is really going on here in this mysterious and wonderful, and oftentimes chaotic universe. Perhaps this is what Jeremiah heard in the voice that said call to Me and I will answer you, and I will show you marvellous and wonderful things which you know nothing about (which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish).