Quiet Contemplation Fan Prints

Monk

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

40 Days without an on-the-job conversation.

"They haven't said two words to each other—it's sad... I hope we don't end up like that." "They keep talking to each other—it's exhausting... So glad we don't have to do that."

'Don't just sit there thinking. Meditate.'

"Nature speaks to me of God’s presence, yet God is a total stranger to the restless world of men." "Why the #!@* is there no signal?!"

'A sitcom has to be quirky or formulaic. There is no middle way.'

Pre-Television Man Caves

'Have you been working out?'

Cat and Broom

'Slices Mandy! Just slices!'

Relax.

"Yoga has helped me appreciate the healing power of donuts."

"I worry that some people find me boring"

Development of disgusting new flaws. Loving acceptance of your flaws.

"Autumn already? O.K., I'll come down."

'Oh it is nice to get away from it all.'

When boomerangs argue.

"Hail to thee, blithe spirit!"

"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it — who cares?!"

Computer with moon screensaver

Auditions: To Perform at Metro Stations Today.

"You're so vein."

"They may be champagne problems, but they're my problems."

"It's no use. I came here to get away from it all."

Book reading a work titled: 'How to be self-reflexive.'

Admiral Lord Nelson practiced mindfulness techniques daily to reduce his stress levels. He found an hour of 'naval gazing' worked wonders.

Pot Needles

'Boy, you're really into yourself, aren't you?'

'They made him take a vow of silence so he'd have to stop complaining about his oath of poverty.'

"My mind is especially empty today."

"As a single diner, you will be seated at an awkward table by the restrooms where your lonely presence won't bother other diners."

The John Cage Carollers