A third spiritual influence in Trudeau's spirituality was a contemplative aspect acquired from his association with the Benedictine tradition.

I'd always thought that the contemplative aspect was one of hunting's more appealing features - apart from the fact that what you are contemplating is blasting nature to pieces.

Balanchine also used the contemplative and active psychological aspects that Schumann expressed in the piano music (played here by Richard Moredock) to describe various aspects of love.

He characterized the contemplative aspects of the rosary as follow: "To recite the rosary is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ."

Reynolds Price, in this graceful collection, "The Foreseeable Future," presents three long stories that display this contemplative aspect of the form with dignity and beautiful gravity.

Another skein in Trudeau's spirituality was a contemplative aspect acquired from his association with the Benedictine tradition.

They have a goofy presence, like space aliens, and certainly jar the contemplative aspect of the rest of the piece.

Her more recent work in the psychology of religion has sought to show the implications of Buddhism and contemplative aspects of Western religions for modern psychology.

And the Schoolhouse's intimate theater space, in an inviting visual arts center, where Wordplay II performs consistently, is entirely conducive to life's contemplative aspects.

Orthodox monastic life embraces both active and contemplative aspects.