Refining Gold Stages In Buddhist Contemplative d at observing thoughts and feelings without attachment or aversion. Features of this stage include: Heightened awareness of mental chatter and emotional reactivity 1. Increased sensitivity to unwholesome tendencies 2. Development of ethical discipline (sila) as a foundation T Teri Collier Nov 28, 2025
Philo Of Alexandria The Contemplative Life The has had a lasting impact on later philosophical and theological thought. Early Christian thinkers, such as Clement of Alexandria and Origen, drew upon Philo’s allegorical method and his notion of the Logos. His ideas also anticipated aspects of Neoplatonism and influenced medieval Jewish philosophy, C Chelsie Morar Aug 2, 2026
