Do you desire to learn about prayer, where spiritual direction leads, what to seek in a spiritual guide, and what you can bring to a spiritual guidance relationship? Make time for a few minutes with Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB, through two new short videos. You will hear many gems, including, “Spiritual guidance leads to deep trust in life.”

In an engaging, candid conversation, Brother David adds to the “Spiritual Directors International Learns From…” video series. Filmed during the SDI twentieth anniversary celebration in San Francisco, California, USA, Brother David was a plenary keynote during the educational events.

Conversation with Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB 7:54 minutes

Brother David-Steindl-Rast, OSB: How to Find a Spiritual Guide, It Can Be Difficult! 3:30 minutes

About
Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB, has devoted his life to peace and justice through the ministry of cultivating gratefulness and understanding among spiritual traditions. Originally from Austria, he has published many books including Gratefulness: the Heart of Prayer and his most recent, Deeper than Words: Living the Apostle’s Creed.
He co-founded the Center for Spiritual Studies in 1968, and received the 1975 Martin Buber Award for his achievements in building bridges among religious traditions. Together with Thomas Merton, Brother David helped launch a renewal of religious life. From 1970 on, he became a leading figure in the House of Prayer movement, which affected some 200,000 members of religious orders in the United States and Canada.

Additional Links

• FREE educational videos in "SDI Learns From..." YouTube video series. More than fifteen titles are now available to you

• Seek and Find: A Worldwide Resource Guide of Available Spiritual Directors is an online, comprehensive, global listing of more than 5,000 spiritual directors and guides. Using interactive Google maps, you can search anywhere in the world
• FREE one hour Spiritual Directors International Teleconference: “How to Seek and Find a Spiritual Director” 

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• Links to books by Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB, and additional juicy titles from spiritual leaders

Spiritual Directors International creates educational videos for the general public to tell the story of spiritual direction, which is also known as spiritual companionship, spiritual guidance, and spiritual accompaniment.

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