{"text":"We gain knowledge about the interworking of our personal mind through observation of the external world and personal introspection. Contemplation requires a degree of stillness, the willingness to consider deep thoughts.","author":"Kilroy J. Oldster","tags":["contemplation","introspection","observation","self-awareness","self-awareness","self-knowing","self-knowledge","self-knowledge"],"id":17302,"author_id":"Kilroy+J.+Oldster"}