Meaning of fall into oneself | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To enter an introspective or meditative state.
2. To become shy or withdrawn.

Examples

“He fell into himself, his half-closed eyes looking into an edgeless nowhere.”

“He lost all sensation of time and space, fell into himself more completely than he had ever known possible, touched his life force with his consciousness for the first time.”

“Jot down a few sentences about your outer world, then fall into yourself; observe your inner thoughts and musings and then write from the part of you that is always watching.”

“The more you hold on to the everyday, the farther away you are from surrendering. Fall. Fall into yourself, into the deep spaces that lie within.”

“The celebrated Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, for example, in the 20th century will describe, almost hauntingly, his mid-life experience of falling into himself.”

“But you fall into yourself around these, these jokers. You become a mouse.”

“When trials come and you fall into yourself and close your heart, suffering is increased and intensified.”

“Mama, who had been looking so strong this morning, seemed to fall into herself. Her blankets would swallow her alive if she sank further into the bed.”

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