All David Steindl-Rast Quotes
- The artist ought to know that a thousand painful deaths always lead into greater life. Always Lead
- There's opportunity upon opportunity to be grateful; that's what life is. Grateful
- Order is the disposition of things in which each gives to the other its room, its own proper place. That's the external aspect. The other… Aspect
- Impatience makes us get ahead of ourselves, reaching out for something in the future and not really being content with where we are, here and… Ahead
- What is necessary when we want to face reality? Stillness. Face
- We can't really waste our time; we have to see that we are all in the same boat and that different religious traditions point in… All
- If you're really mind-full, and if you underline that aspect of fullness, wholeness, or wholeheartedness, it reveals the gift character of everything. Aspect
- Solitude without togetherness deteriorates into loneliness. One needs strong roots in togetherness to be solitary rather than lonely when one is alone. Alone
- The challenge is to learn to respond immediately to whatever it is time for. Not to wonder whether you have time for it or whether… Challenge
- Truth is something we discover by carrying it out. It is not a list of statements, but a direction of life. Carrying
- When you focus so much on the word, you tend to neglect the realm of silence. Focus
- Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefullness, and gratefullness is a measure… Aliveness
- 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… Always Want
- Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted. Closely
- The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. Grateful
- We are never more than one grateful thought away from peace of heart. From
- Love is saying yes to belonging. Belonging
- Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise then you will discover the fullness of your life. Discover
- Wherever we may come alive, that is the area in which we are spiritual. Alive
- In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. Daily