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Contemplative Community

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Contemplative community is solitude-community for the sake of leisure. To live leisurely means to take…
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The Cosmic Story

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Many ancient myths sound like wild stuff, but what could be wilder than the scientific…
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Wholeheartedness Means Living From the Heart

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
(5:08) The heart in the biblical sense means a great deal more than what we…
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What would you really like to do?

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
(1:33) How do we feel the child within us?
Black and white portrait of Br. David Steindl-Rast by Diego Ortiz Mugica
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The Meaning of the Word “Meditation”

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
(1:37) Br. David talks about meditation as an "advanced communication with God."
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The Meaning of “Practical Guide” to Meditation

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
(4:08) - More than a "how-to-do" guide, deeper thinking about our way to God, and…
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The Body, Sensuousness and Spirituality

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
2 parts, total time (89:45). Br. David explores the meaning of these three terms and…
Black and white portrait of Br. David Steindl-Rast by Diego Ortiz Mugica
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Peak Experiences, Belonging

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
(1:37) When you catch on to the deepest intuition you realize there is not "they"…
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Mystic experience, Poetry

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
(5:00) Poems can remind you of a Peak experience (first called "Mystic"experience).
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Maslow’s Exploration of Healthy Psychology

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
https://soundcloud.com/gratefulnessorg/196b-00
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Life Is A Give and Take

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
(1:27) To be fully alive we must add more "give" to this balance.
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Joys of Monastic Life: Reflections of Buddhist and Christian Monastics

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
In 2 parts, total time: 88:02 - Br. David with Jack Kornfield and other monastics.
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