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  • Contemplation is "intransitive and experiential in its nature, is for itself"; analytic thought "is transitive, is goal directed ... a means, its increments mainly building blocks toward some synthesis or explanation."

    The Reading Experience 2010

  • Contemplation is "intransitive and experiential in its nature, is for itself"; analytic thought "is transitive, is goal directed ... a means, its increments mainly building blocks toward some synthesis or explanation."

    Turning Pages 2010

  • Contemplation is "intransitive and experiential in its nature, is for itself"; analytic thought "is transitive, is goal directed ... a means, its increments mainly building blocks toward some synthesis or explanation."

    Art and Culture 2010

  • Contemplation is "intransitive and experiential in its nature, is for itself"; analytic thought "is transitive, is goal directed ... a means, its increments mainly building blocks toward some synthesis or explanation."

    April 2010 2010

  • In stanza 5 of "Hymn in Contemplation of Sudden Death",

    Op. I. Dorothy Leigh 1916

  • THE "Hymn in Contemplation of Sudden Death" and "Epitaph for a Young Musician" appeared in the Oxford Magazine, "Matter of Brittany" in The

    Op. I. Dorothy Leigh 1916

  • In one of your reflections entitled Contemplation in the Midst of Chaos, you draw a very clear distinction between religion and spirituality.

    Janet Haag: What Is Prayer? A Conversation with Sister Joan Chittister 2010

  • The Sutra on the Contemplation of Buddha Amitayus (sometimes called Contemplation Sutra) teaches sixteen specific methods of visualizing different attributes of the ideal kingdom, which also represents (and is intended to bring about) ideal states of mind.

    The Vision Board Book John Assaraf 2008

  • The Sutra on the Contemplation of Buddha Amitayus (sometimes called Contemplation Sutra) teaches sixteen specific methods of visualizing different attributes of the ideal kingdom, which also represents (and is intended to bring about) ideal states of mind.

    The Vision Board Book John Assaraf 2008

  • The Sutra on the Contemplation of Buddha Amitayus (sometimes called Contemplation Sutra) teaches sixteen specific methods of visualizing different attributes of the ideal kingdom, which also represents (and is intended to bring about) ideal states of mind.

    The Vision Board Book John Assaraf 2008

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