quietism

IPA: kwˈaɪʌtɪzʌm

A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.
A state of passive quietness.
Alternative form of quietism (form of mysticism): [A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.]

Examples of "quietism" in Sentences

There is something to be said for the ' quietism ' of the Buddhist approach to the question of the Divine .
But progress, not quietism, is the principle which governs humanity and it is favoured by events of most different nature.
Staying quiet in the face of political strife is the reigning philosophy in Najaf and is known as quietism, or taquia, in Arabic.
Spencer produced the venerable Basil Pennington now deceased with the abbot, whose name I cannot recall, who invented "centering prayer" - a form of prayer that is pretty much associated with "quietism".
The fundamental Quaker idea of "quietism," as it was called, or peaceful, silent contemplation as a spiritual form of worship and as a development of moral consciousness, was very widespread at the close of the
Mr. Sistani, the true hero of Iraq's survival and incipient renaissance, is the standard-bearer of the traditional Shiite view of politics called "quietism," which rejects the clerical rule invented by the Ayatollah Khomenei in Iran.
In all the dispute on what is called quietism, there has been nothing good but the old tale revived of the honest woman who brought a torch to burn paradise, and a cruse of water to extinguish the fire of hell, that God should no longer be served either through hope or fear.