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  • So Happiness must be a kind of Contemplative Speculation; but since it is Man we are speaking of he will need likewise External Prosperity, because his Nature is not by itself sufficient for Speculation, but there must be health of body, and nourishment, and tendance of all kinds.

    Ethics 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle

  • And that the perfect Happiness must be a kind of Contemplative Working may appear also from the following consideration: our conception of the gods is that they are above all blessed and happy: now what kind of

    Ethics 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle

  • "For such as these, their practice of neo-Gnostic Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism is where they think that they'll actually be receiving this" transformation "from God; that's why, in their minds, meditation in an altered state of consciousness known as Contemplative/Centering Prayer is so important.

    NewsByUs Marsha West 2010

  • A cross section of them will be presented at an upcoming symposium on "Advancing the Science and Practice of Contemplative Teaching and Learning" open to educators and the public.

    Tish Jennings: The Missing Dimension of the Education Debate Tish Jennings 2011

  • Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and Affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, he's taught at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and in meditation centers worldwide.

    Rick Hanson, Ph.D.: Say Thanks Ph.D. Rick Hanson 2011

  • One of the tricky aspects of dieting is that many people are still in the Pre-contemplative or Contemplative stage by the time they get to the end of the book.

    The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011

  • Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and Affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, he's taught at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and in meditation centers worldwide.

    Rick Hanson, Ph.D.: Say Thanks Ph.D. Rick Hanson 2011

  • Contemplative education deserves a prominent place in the national debate on improving teaching and learning.

    Tish Jennings: The Missing Dimension of the Education Debate Tish Jennings 2011

  • Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and Affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, he's taught at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and in meditation centers worldwide.

    Rick Hanson, Ph.D.: Say Thanks Ph.D. Rick Hanson 2011

  • Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and Affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, he's taught at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and in meditation centers worldwide.

    Rick Hanson, Ph.D.: Say Thanks Ph.D. Rick Hanson 2011

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