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Sounds True.com, many voices, one journey. You're listening to Insights at the Edge. Today my guest is Brother David Stendel Rost. Brother

David is an international lecturer, author, and leader in the monastic renewal movement as

well as the dialogue between Eastern and Western religions.

After 12 years of training in the 1500-year-old Benedictine monastic tradition, Brother David received permission to practice Zen with Buddhist

masters.

With sounds true, Brother David created an audio program called The Grateful Heart, where he describes prayer not as a

domatic ritual but as a way of opening to the blessings that await us in

everyday life. Brother David will also be speaking at Sounds True's

living a life of presence event which is a benefit for the Eckartole Foundation

and takes place September 29th through October 2nd in Huntington Beach, California.

In this episode of Insights at The Edge, Brother David and I spoke about facing death and the concept of the double realm, a realm in which time and eternity are one.

We also talked about gratitude as a doorway to the double realm.

And Brother David's suggested practice of stop, look and go

as a way to practice gratitude in any moment of life. We talked about how to let go of any sense of entitlement and see the opportunity in every experience, even when at first we don't feel grateful.

And finally, we talked about what Brother David thinks about the future of religion and spirituality in our world today.

Here's my conversation. It's over Skype and there are a few challenges with the audio

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