The Grateful Heart

A Benedictine Monk and Religious Scholar Explores How to Open Your Heart to the Blessings Awaiting

By: David Steindl-Rast

Narrated by: David Steindl-Rast Brother

The fountainhead of all philosophy and religion, teaches Brother David Steindl-Rast, is our sense of amazement at being in the world. To cross the gap between doctrine and the divine, we have been given the gift of prayer. On The Grateful Heart, you will hear Brother David describe prayer not as a dogmatic ritual, but as a way of opening to the blessings that await us in everyday life.

Since 1953, when Brother David retreated to the Mount Savior monastery in upstate New York, he has studied what he calls “the lifting up of the human heart and mind to God.” On The Grateful Heart, he focuses on the major characteristics of prayer, including: perennial prayer—the inner gesture that is the essence of prayer in all cultures and religions; the evolution and history of prayer, including the “prayer house” movement; and the future of prayer. With a passion for life, Brother David inspires a welcome dialogue that embraces the intellectual as well as the spiritual.

Wonderful and inspiring message

Br. Steindl-Rast delivers a message opening the heart and mind and inspires to embark on a new and wonderful inner journey that can be life changing.

What a Gentle Spirit

David Steindl -Rast exudes warmth and loving kindness. I enjoyed listening to his comforting voice as much as I loved the message. Wonderful teaching for our times.

Divine Love and Gratefulness now and forevermore.

Excellent! Brother David is, as always, so authentic, accesible, brilliant and inspiring. Eternally grateful for all his work and eords of wisdom.

Highly recommend these lectures

Great lectures on Gratitude and Prayer methodology that will be familiar to people who engage in silent mediation and mystical forms of prayer as a good practice reminder and for those more familiar with traditional forms of petitioning prayer and canned prayers, you may get a refreshing new perspective on how gratitude is the basis for all prayer. Nice teachings on mindfulness and living in constant companionship with God in our everyday activities, in practicing continuous presence with God in our everyday activities. I would suggest if you haven’t already read it, that you read Gratefulness The Heart of Prayer which is Brother David’s fuller accounting on this topic. There were things I learned from these lectures that I do not recall reading in the other book though and everyone will benefit from reading/listening to the content of these 2 lectures and of Brother David’s book on the subject matter. I will want to all of them more than once. Brother Rast’s voice is very calming to listen to as well. Highly recommend his books

powerful

fantastic - explains the power of prayer and motivated me fo deeply talk to Jesus and to do it.