The essence of contemplation is simple – when we look inward we begin to discover connections. We become merged with the mystery. This may sound mystical, and it is, but it is also something we all know already.

Most of us have already experienced contemplation. In fact, we already know how to do it. Sometimes when we are facing a problem or a challenge in life we find that an answer to our problem spontaneously emerges from within. Perhaps it comes in a dream, or as we lie in bed at night. Answers and insights come to us in many different ways, but we all know and recall these experiences. One purpose of this practice is to increase the frequency of these spontaneous rushes of clarity in our lives. We have only to remember that the real answers to our questions and issues all stem from within us. It is that revelation that must saturate our lives.

In today’s fast-paced world, you might worry that you simply won’t be able to find the time to contemplate. The opposite is in fact the case. As you will learn, contemplation happens in the gaps of our lives. It goes on all the time in the background while we are busy, and then when we stop or rest or pause, suddenly something wells up in us as we realise a rare moment of pure being. These magical moments may only last a few seconds, but when we look back on our busy day, you can be guaranteed that those few moments of calm and lucidity seem like an oasis amidst the noise and fury of our daily lives. The art of contemplation will widen out your life by shining a lens on these special moments until you find yourself hungry for more. As you learn the practice, you will also find that everything about your life becomes more efficient. Your body becomes lighter, your emotions come into balance and your mind becomes lucid and clear.

Anything can be used as a means to enter the field of contemplation, and it can deepen or increase your focus in any endeavour or activity.

• Reading with an open heart, allowing the words to echo in the quiet spaces within you. You can explore a multitude of articles on our resource page.
  
  
• Listening deeply to music, to nature, to another’s voice without needing to respond. Have you explored the Triple Flame App? You can enjoy a 5 minute or 1 hour long meditative journey.
  
  

• Engaging in dialogue where silence and presence become just as important as the words exchanged. Perhaps there’s someone you can call that you haven’t heard from in a while, or have thought about recently… 
  

• Walking or exercising while attuning to the rhythm of your breath or the beat of your feet on the earth.
  
  

• Sipping tea or preparing a meal with deliberate grace, noticing textures, aromas, and the slowing of time. Join Richard Rudd in this video for contemplation and conversation over a warm cup of tea.

• Pausing between tasks and letting yourself drop into stillness, if only for a minute.