Contemplation Community

Prologue: The Promise at the Gate

(prologue longer than this just limit on here) Helios woke before the sun, the room cloaked in darkness. He lingered in bed, listening. Usually, at this hour, he'd hear the familiar scrape of his father's whetstone, his boots crossing the floor to the water basin, and his mother's gentle humming… read more

A Reflection on Language, Spirituality, and Emotional Awareness

A mental exercise before reading; Without using Google, can you explain the meaning of terms such as energy, vibration, resonance, and light? If not, consider reading the following reflection with an open and critical mind. First, I want to clarify that I personally remain open to the possibility… read more

Another day another contemplation

This smells so good AND it’s rose! Should I get this, though?

When The Mind calls the Heart to a meeting.

Mind: I want to discuss a matter that is of critical importance to you and me. It concerns our host. It has come to my attention that you exert a great amount of influence upon our host. And given that he is on his way to meet a beautiful creature, I think it is wise that we should have a… read more

A Reflection on Language, Spirituality, and Emotional Awareness

A mental exercise before reading Without using Google, can you explain the meaning of terms such as energy, vibration, resonance, and light? If not, consider reading the following reflection with an open and critical mind. First, I want to clarify that I personally remain open to the possibility… read more

I like music and I believe it speaks much louder than any words spoken in moments of contemplation.

A day for contemplation

Today, the sun is coming out for the first time after several days hiding behind the rain clouds. So this afternoon is a good day for sitting in the grass and staring into the distance. Hope you all get a chance to wiggle your toes ss well ☀🥰🦶 (edited)

Intellectual Depth: A Sacred Experience or a Burden?

Intellectual depth: Is it an affliction, or a singular spiritual odyssey?" Intellectual depth is a double edged sword that leads a person toward one of two inevitable paths: either a state of terminal isolation, born from an inability to endure the pervasive superficiality of the world, or a… read more

Unfortunate news

Been delaying this in the hopes that it would have been resolved before I needed to post about it, but unfortunately a few days ago our beloved @🔆🥨🔅Koffy🔅🌰🔆 was notified that her account is under "regional restriction" until further notice. She didn't do anything wrong, and neither has the… read more

Moss Physics!

Images from the book Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Growing within the boundary layer between the air and a surface (which traps heat and moisture) is how mosses maximise their ability to stay hydrated without having the extensive root or vascular systems that trees have. Beyond the… read more

Coffee and contemplation

What the sign says

To this total stranger that accused me of being self-indulging, I want to tell you, you are totally right.

(That's all I want to say to you and you can stop reading now if fate were to lead you to my posts again, lol. The rest of this has nothing more to do with you 👋🏻 ) Just my contemplation and vulnerability. The accusation got me thinking - as the attack hit the center of the dartboard - that my… read more

Mary with the Infant Jesus and Her Fifteen Mysteries

This art piece is excellent for contemplating all 15 mysteries of the rosary for those who are a book person. Have a good contemplation on the life of our Lord Jesus Chirst. Amen ✝️🙏🏼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🏼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🏼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🏼

Flora

"FLORA" 800 x 800mm (31.5 x 31.5") - Spray Paint + Acrylic on up-cycled canvas. DEC 2024 Artist statement.  This dynamic abstract work, titled "Flora," is a vibrant ode to the energetic essence of the plant kingdom. It moves beyond literal representation, instead capturing the underlying vitality… read more

Rainy Days + Tea

It's a rainy day, a warm cup of tea, a few unfinished thoughts that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation on life.

DON'T BE A SKIPPER 🧘🏾

DISCLAIMER: This short read is only for those who want to take, or are already taking yoga practice seriously. What Are the Eight Limbs of Yoga? Around 400 CE, Maharishi Patanjali, a sage and scientist from India, wrote 196 aphorisms on yoga, popularly known as The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The… (edited) read more

An animal wrapped in cloth.

I often find myself in contemplation. I often find myself in thought. I am told I am a man. I feel as though I am not. The world I live in socialized me. The music, the literature, the thoughts. I walk these streets dressed by civilization trained to be a gentleman. Just beneath the skin, I wonder… (edited) read more

Rei and Okami autumn contemplation

Melancholic Reflection

Today I found myself having a moment of melancholic contemplation, but not one of those sad moments where you sink In your fee fees and feel blue for some reason. Instead I felt that melancholy is part of the human experience, and it should be accepted. Accept it exists in our world, and move on,… (edited) read more

💫Goddess makes a Radiant appearance 🙏🏼 💫

..So I go out to my balcony for some quiet, for some cool breeze-tinged early-evening "hammock time"; once settled into the hammock, I look up past my Terra-bound legs and there she is,, my friend, and the ultimate of ultimate muses, La Luna! Our Moon 🌙 is always there, calming, shining ✨️ and… read more

Abhinavagupta on Enjoying Life

"Straight away, remove yourself from the field of spiritual progression, stay away from contemplation and skillful discourse, do not do research or meditate on the divinities, and stop concentrating and reciting textbooks! Tell me, what is the absolute nature of reality which allows no room for… read more

Rage

I want to contemplate every feeling of fear, Coming from sickness of different ages, Can you make things clear? Why do people suffer in silence when they can scream And whine about? Or why do people scream and whine about when they can shut the hell up? It's not a confusion, it's a contemplation… read more

Life is driven by a blind, insatiable "Will" leading to inevitable suffering, and for proposing asceticism, compassion, and aesthetic contemplation (especially music) as paths to temporarily escape this suffering."Arthur Schopenhauer"

KoRn - Starting Over (2007)

Contemplation fear, lying on the floor Staring into nothing, what the hell am I here for? So come on and play, stab it in my heart So all this time was wasted, ripping me apart We are the hurt inside your head Lost in the void of what is dead Constantly twisting things I've said Happiness is… read more

Just a collection of poem things

---Soldiers mind in time--- A man of contempt and disillusion, is this what one is meant to pursue? Grasping for meaning—not nihilism, but a chasm of deterministic pride, synchronicities throughout the stride. Now the soldier lays silent. The violence in pursuit? The adrenaline? Consequences… read more

Cat

A captivating conceptual artwork featuring an enigmatic portrait of a cat, meticulously painted with oil and spatula using the impasto technique. The unfinished texture of the painting creates a harmonious blend of colors, evoking a powerful emotional response. The cat's fur is a mesmerizing mix of… read more

Freyja's Contemplation

That time Freyja had an existential crisis mid-Chewy

Deep philosophical contemplation right here!

WHAT IF.. .... Your lady parts growled like your stomach when you're feeling amorous? (edited)

Lawnchair

Serious contemplation

Place for a contemplation

Contemplation

Harmony’s Haven: Envisioning a Society United

In the quiet recesses of thought, I often wonder about the potential of a human society that operates in seamless unity, where the hearts of all individuals beat in tandem, devoid of malice or negativity. Such a society, a tapestry woven from threads of goodwill and mutual respect, presents a… (edited) read more

Landscape

I love simplicity. Simple is more, leads to reflection, contemplation. Lets you breathe. #arte #nature #landscape

Golden Hour Among the Pines

This natural beauty invites contemplation and appreciation.

Nature

A weekend of contemplation, exploring, food, friends 💚

Things I learned from my kitties 😻

Just nap! I get out of the office and everywhere I go, there is a kitty napping. I think to myself, this is a sign, a subltle whisper from the universe to let go and just nap. I get to bed, the couch, a bench, a chair and there are at least 2 kitties that begin to purr and it's lights… (edited) read more