Current way of looking at things:

The whole complex of established attitudes, concepts, feelings, values, and perceptions make up the current way of looking at things (current pattern). This current way of looking at things is established by culture, by personal experience, and by the influence of...

Which religious leader said the following things?

.."the ink of a scholar is more holy than the blood of a martyr."

.."one hour spent thinking about (contemplating) the works of the Creator is worth more than seventy years of prayer."