Richard Rohr operates under the ministry that is entitled Center For Action & Contemplation. He has it nailed. We so need both. As I was pondering my navel in the back yard, the winds whisltes through the trees, I felt this peace of just sitting, doing nothing, and observing all the action going on around me. Blue Jays, red birds, doves, sparrows, robbins, wood peckers, and squirrels were about doing their thing. Cars were driving in and out of the cul-de-sac. Did I mention the activity of three golden retrievers? Me, I, I just WAS. And then this is what I heard. Hey, read on, it might be God!
We in the West need to explore the East!
This is nothing new unless you are a first time reader of this site as the emphasis is the connection between Jesus and Buddha. But here’s the new rhema- for me at least.
The West is primarily into PRAYER and of course the putting down of MEDITATION. Prayer is in a sense action direction. Do this for me God, do that for me Jesus. We Westerners are DOERS and that’s good unless that is ALL that we do.
The East is primarily into meditation which is a non-doing of course, one is just to BE! It is though a ceasing of doing and while that is good as well, to ONLY do that produces nothing, IS nothing and doesn’t allow us to BE who were were called to be. Since Jesus came to tell us that we are ALL ONE with the Fatehr, maybe we should try and do BOTH.
So, how’s your prayer life AND your meditation life? 
In the book of Thomas…..Jesus’ sayings #50 -
“What is the evidence of your Father in you ? Say to them…. it is motion & rest”…..