Contemplation

Attention directs energy. Whatever we attend to, we become. We become like that to which we attend. Attend to a character in a movie, we start becoming like that character. This is why prayer, meditation, contemplation are so important and so powerful. When we pray, we become like our prayer. When we open in con-templ-ation, we enter the templum, the clear open space, and become like that clear open space, like the Godhead that births God, the Wellspring that springs forth, the Source that sources all. If we do not meditate, contemplate, or pray, we pretty much stay a sack of meat caught in thoughts.