See our Privacy Policy
Gratefulness
UPDATED and Re-Broadcast, December 21, 2017 - Br. David speaks of mysticism as the birthright of every human being, and the anatomy and practice of gratitude as full-blooded, reality-based, and redeeming…
Listen or Download Here: Anatomy of Gratitude
Hear Krista Tippett’s award-winning show, On Being, a one-hour conversation with Br. David:
Now 91, Brother David Steindl-Rast has lived through a World War, the end of an empire, and the fascist takeover of his country. He’s given a TED talk, viewed over five million times, on the subject of gratitude — a practice increasingly interrogated by scientists and physicians as a key to human well-being. He was also an early pioneer, together with Thomas Merton, of dialogue between Christian and Buddhist monastics. In this conversation from our visit to the Gut Aich Priory monastery in St. Gilgen, Austria, he speaks of mysticism as the birthright of every human being, and of the anatomy and practice of gratitude as full-blooded, reality-based, and redeeming. See this page for a transcript of this interview.
For happiness, how little suffices for happiness! … the least thing precisely, the gentlest thing,…
Spend 5 continuous minutes with a pen and paper, and write as much as…
Drew asks Br. David questions ranging from ones about his health and well-being, to Christian…
This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A.
© 2000 - 2018, A Network for Grateful Living
