By Myokei Caine-Barrett, Rebecca Li, Kakumyo Lowe-Charde — 2018
Instead of believing we are such great people for helping others, we can thank all beings for allowing us to be of service.
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CLEAR ALL
An act of gratitude is a living whole. To superimpose on its organic flow a mental grid like a series of “steps” will always be somewhat arbitrary. And yet, for the sake of practice, such a delineation can be helpful.
A Benedictine monk for over 60 years, Steindl-Rast was formed by 20th-century catastrophes. He calls joy “the happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.” And his gratefulness is not an easy gratitude or thanksgiving — but a full-blooded, reality-based practice and choice.