contemplations
Prolonged mental reflections
Contemplations are acts of deep, sustained thought—periods of quiet reflection on a subject.
The word suggests unhurried consideration rather than quick analysis: Her contemplations on mortality shaped the poem.
Often used for meditative or philosophical thinking: He sat in silent contemplation of the mountains.
Examining one's own mind
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
- self-questioningProbing one's own thoughts
self-discovery · self-awareness · self-inquiry · self-scrutiny · self-understanding · self-observation · self-perception · rumination
Awareness of the present
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
zen · breathwork · mantra · meditation · presence · centering · awareness · peace
Study of right conduct
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
stoicism · meaning · truth · existence · mortality · purpose · wisdom · inquiry
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
self-questioning · self-discovery · self-awareness · self-inquiry · self-scrutiny · self-understanding · self-observation · self-perception · rumination · navel-gazing
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
serenity · zen · breathwork · mantra · meditation · presence · centering · awareness · peace · calm
ethics
Study of right conduct
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
epistemology · stoicism · meaning · truth · existence · mortality · purpose · wisdom · inquiry · reasoning
prayer
Address to deity
sacred · spiritual · reverence · worship · faith · mystic · grace · vespers · rosary · novena
- inner lifeidentity, feelings, memory, thoughts, self-discovery
- personal writingsdiaries, journals, memoirs, love letters, autobiographies
- thoughtsthought, idea, thoughts, ideas, thinking
- devotional literaturedevotionals, devotions, prayer books, meditations, spiritual exercises
- devotionalsmorning devotional, daily reflection, daily reading, daily bread, devotional book
- inspirationinspiration, muse, affirmations, motivational quotes, inspirational quotes
contemplationssnap judgments
Rapid assessments without deliberation
knee-jerk reactions · hasty decisions · gut reactions · impulses · snap decisions
contemplationsmindlessness
Lack of awareness
thoughtlessness · inattention · obliviousness · heedlessness · superficiality
- silent contemplation
- quiet contemplation
- religious contemplationMeditative focus on the divine
- mystical contemplationReflective seeking of divine