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David Steindl-Rast OSB is a Catholic Benedictine monk, notable for his active participation in interfaith dialogue and his work on the interaction between spirituality and science.

✵ 12. July 1926
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David Steindl-Rast Quotes

“Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.”

David Steindl-Rast

Source: Music of Silence: A Sacred Journey Through the Hours of the Day

People , Happiness

“The root of joy is gratefulness… It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”

David Steindl-Rast
Joy , Gratitude

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