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We can't really waste our time we have to see that we are all in the same boat and that different religious traditions point in the same direction, and now let's get moving together, doing something for peace.
David Steindl-Rast
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David Steindl-Rast
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: July 12
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Solitude without togetherness deteriorates into loneliness. One needs strong roots in togetherness to be solitary rather than lonely when one is alone.
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When you focus so much on the word, you tend to neglect the realm of silence.
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