David Steindl-Rast: Want to be happy? Be grateful
David Steindl-Rast: Querem ser felizes? Sejam gratos
Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness. Full bio
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algo muito pessoal,
em qualquer lugar do mundo,
que vos faz ser gratos,
Vocês não trabalharam para o obter.
como dizemos.
todas as oportunidades que contém.
realmente gratos é a oportunidade,
a oportunidade de desfrutar dela,
em cada momento que nos é dado
e o experienciarem
o que nos é dado
a atravessar a rua.
não tinha água potável.
nothing makes us more happy
porque nada nos faz mais felizes
às oportunidades,
e fazer realmente alguma coisa.
se agarrarmos essa oportunidade
ouço quantas vezes
um restaurante gratidão,
de como é importante
um sentido de plenitude
are now on the top
passam a estar no topo
ela se desenvolveu tão rapidamente.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Steindl-Rast - MonkBrother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, meditates and writes on "the gentle power" of gratefulness.
Why you should listen
Many first met Brother David Steindl-Rast through a viral video called "Nature. Beauty. Gratitude," where Louie Schwartzberg's footage of time-lapse flowers in bloom is narrated by Brother David's moving words asking us to simply be ... grateful. Since 1953, Brother David has been a monk of Mount Saviour Benedictine monastery in New York, dividing his time between hermitic contemplation, writing and lecturing. He's the cofounder of gratefulness.org, supporting ANG*L (A Network for Grateful Living).
He was one of the first Roman Catholics to participate in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and is the author of The Ground We Share, a text on Buddhist and Christian practice, written with Robert Aitken Roshi. His other books include Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer and Deeper Than Words. His most recent book is 99 Blessings, a series of prayers for the general reader -- whether people of faith, agnostics, or uncertain.
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