Louie Schwartzberg: Nature Is Our Greatest Spiritual Teacher

Oprah's Super Soul

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4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Award-winning nature cinematographer Louie Schwartzberg discusses his breathtaking time-lapse photography and his viral video "Gratitude." He tells Oprah why he believes focusing on nature's beauty helps us experience a truer spiritual connection to the world around us and to the deepest parts of our souls. Louie says that the awe of nature can make us more present and mindful, and that it can help a person listen to his or her inner voice. Louie has filmed many different facets of nature in his career, but one subject has particularly fascinated him: bees. He explains what interests him about these creatures and why their dwindling population may present "the most serious environmental threat to mankind."

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of
0:07.5	the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:16.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right
0:23.1	now.
0:24.6	Louis Schwarzberg sees the world through a different lens and nowhere is that more apparent
0:30.0	than in his short film called Gratitude. Gratitude began as a passion project for Louis,
0:36.4	combining his stunning imagery with the moving words and narration of spiritual leader and
0:41.5	Benedictine Monk, Brother David Steindell-Rost. It is a celebration of the gift of life and a call
0:48.4	to open our heart to the everyday wonders that surround us. When Louis screened Gratitude as part
0:54.8	of a regional TEDx talk, he had no idea how the film would be received. Much to his surprise,
1:01.0	it resonated well beyond the audience he spoke to that day, picking up steam online and garnering
1:07.4	more than six billion views around the world. It serves as a beautiful reminder of what many of us
1:13.4	already know, that Gratitude has the power to transform lives. Please welcome Louis Schwarzberg.
1:21.1	Great to be here. It's so great to have you here. Well, I just want to say that I think it's the
1:26.4	most fundamental lesson that you can take away from Super Soul Sunday and one of the things we talk
1:30.8	about all the time here is gratitude. Did you have any inkling that the gratitude video would go
1:35.9	viral? Was that your idea? Was that your intention? It was part of a TEDx talk I did about nature and
1:40.8	beauty. When they posted it, it hung there for a while and then boom, it went viral. I really
1:46.8	had no idea it would do that, but I think it resonated with people. I think there's a hunger out there
1:51.9	where people want to connect to something that's bigger than themselves. I think through the portal
1:57.1	of nature, it can open your heart and you can develop Gratitude for the little things in life. It's
2:02.5	so easy to be grateful for a flower, for a bug, for a beautiful day. This is what I've come to know
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