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David Steindl-Rast is a German-born monk and writer known for his research on gratitude. His works explore the role of gratitude in personal and spiritual life, as well as how it can promote the well-being of individuals and societies.

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Famous David Steindl-Rast Quotes

“Home and journey together constitute the creative polarity of the heart, the two dimensions we must cultivate if we want to 'develop the heart.”

Ifs Want Heart Two Home Together Creative Journey Dimensions Polarity Journey Together

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“What is necessary when we want to face reality? Stillness.”

Want Reality Faces Stillness

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“Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have something else or something more.”

“"The Holy Spirit . . . wants to flow through us and realize all these wonderful possibilities in the world - if we only open ourselves and allow it to happen."”

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