prayer-of-the-heart - Quieting the Mind

Home Bibliography Acknowledgments About the Authors PRAYER The Divine Within Revealed by Grace Two Ways to the Divine Prayer of the Heart Silence, Stillness & Simplicity Lectio Divina Outcomes of Prayer of Heart Maintaining the Outcomes In the Words of Others SILENCE The Incessant Noise The Spirit Needs Silence Be Still and Get Perspective The Spiritual Path and Silence Way to Find Stillness From Stillness to Enhanced Life The Scriptures Speak SIMPLICITY Essence of Spiritual Practice Simplicity in a Nutshell Mindset Behind Simplicity Childlike Simplicity Freedom from Ego Tyranny Peace and Contentment Single-Mindedness of Simplicity Simplicity of Spiritual Maturity Dessert Fathers and Mothers MEDITATION The Prayer of the Heart How to Enter into Silence Discipline of Meditation Repeating Scripture in the Heart Alert Stillness Simplicity of Meditation Simplicity of Prayer of Heart Not Merely "Sitting Still" Silence in the Heart Quieting the Mind Peaceful Settings Floral Beauty Floral Majesty Peaceful Creatures Quiet Country Quiet Countryside Seaside Peacefulness Still Lake Sky Glory AWARENESS Meditation as Prayer Opening Our Awareness to God Becoming Aware of God's Presence A Closer Connection with God Stillness and Awareness of God Silence and Awareness of God Open to God's Presence Awareness of Divine Power Indwelling Presence of Christ ENCOUNTER Hearing the Voice of God Meeting God in Solitude Union with the Divine Encountering God In the Silence of the Night Listening to the Voice of Love How God Speaks Seeing Divinity in Daily Living Encountering God through Grace RESPONSE Guarding the Life of the Spirit Abandonment to God Ministry of Divine Silence Heartfelt Listening Hearing Within; Reaching Without Growing in Love CONTACT Privacy Policy Sitemap

QUIETING THE MIND

Meditation involves quieting or stilling the mind. Sometimes just looking at a peaceful scene can help to quieten or still the mind.

The photos from the natural environment in the galleries listed below are offered as a simple means of quieting the mind before a time of meditation. (Perhaps they will especially serve those who live in a large city -- my wife and I understand what it is like to live in a high-rise apartment complex in a metropolitan area.)

A larger image of each photo can be viewed at the bottom of a gallery by clicking on a particular photo.

Peaceful Settings

Floral Beauty

Floral Majesty

Peaceful Creatures

Quiet Country

Quiet Countryside

Seaside Peacefulness

Sky Glory

Still Lake

Photo credit (top of page): Intellimon Ltd.

Be still and know.

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Last updated: June 15, 2012