Quotes by Anselm Grün

Anselm Grün (b. 1945) — Benediktinerpater, geistlicher Begleiter und Bestsellerautor · römisch-katholisch · Deutschland

Anselm Grün (* 1945) ist ein deutscher Benediktinerpater der Abtei Münsterschwarzach, Priester und einer der international meistgelesenen christlichen Autoren der Gegenwart. Er verbindet benediktinische Tradition und die Weisheit der Wüstenväter mit Konzepten der modernen Tiefenpsychologie, sieht sich von Kritikern jedoch mit dem Vorwurf einer übermäßigen Psychologisierung biblischer Glaubensinhalte konfrontiert. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Schriften einen alltagsnahen, seelsorgerlichen Zugang zu existentiellen Lebensfragen, der zugleich zur Auseinandersetzung mit dem Verhältnis von psychologischer Lebenshilfe und christlicher Theologie anregt.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: Meaning & Identity, Hope & Confidence, Prayer & Silence, Faith & Trust, Wisdom & Understanding, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Freedom & Truth, Joy & Gratitude

Quotes by Anselm Grün

Inner dignity remains, even when performance capacity and social role decline.
Anselm Grün

The soul is the inner place where man touches the Divine.
Anselm Grün

What matters is not losing the illness through faith, but standing firm within the illness through faith.
Anselm Grün

The God who surrounds us now in life will also receive us in death and embrace us in his loving arms.
Anselm Grün

Before God, it is not achievement that counts first, but the unmistakable person.
Anselm Grün

Whoever only fulfills expectations loses touch with their own vitality.
Anselm Grün

Prayer as a healing interruption leads us back to rest in the midst of the rush.
Anselm Grün

The deepest driving force behind the human being's restless search for happiness and contentment is ultimately the longing for God.
Anselm Grün

Everything we look back on with gratitude remains ours; it cannot be taken from us, even if it seems absent right now.
Anselm Grün

Beneath our superficiality, our ruminations, and our chaotic feelings, at the bottom of our soul, it is the Holy Spirit Himself who prays in us. That constitutes our dignity.
Anselm Grün

Whoever merely functions is actually dead.
Anselm Grün

Without a sense of transcendence, life narrows down to functioning.
Anselm Grün

Spiritual life is not shown in heaviness, but can release a serene power.
Anselm Grün

Wonder interrupts habit and lets the miraculous shine forth in the everyday.
Anselm Grün

Fear can become an invitation to discover one's own worth beyond achievement.
Anselm Grün

Hope is more than optimism: it also carries through difficult reality.
Anselm Grün

God is the true liberation from human worry.
Anselm Grün

We may at the same time have the hope that the earth is not only in the hands of the powerful, but above all in the hand of God.
Anselm Grün

Whoever remains forever dissatisfied and feels shortchanged in life will never be able to enjoy what they have become.
Anselm Grün

Living simply means being present to oneself, to the task at hand, and to people.
Anselm Grün

In prayer we sense what constitutes the deepest mystery of our life. It is love. In prayer we immerse ourselves in the love of God, which is always already within us.
Anselm Grün

Prayer is about both: sensing who we ourselves are and who this incomprehensible God is, whom we address as You in prayer.
Anselm Grün

Without solitude there is no real relationship with God and no honest self-knowledge.
Anselm Grün

When I pray, I enter society as a person of hope. Then I have a different radiance.
Anselm Grün

I do not give up on this person. I hope that reconciliation is possible at some point, but just not right now.
Anselm Grün

Prayer begins with the breaking open of the heart.
Anselm Grün

Praying is letting this love happen, letting oneself be freed from the dominion of one's own ego.
Anselm Grün

Whoever endures life with all its afflictions in patience attains steadfastness, and in them hope grows for what awaits them.
Anselm Grün

Wonder keeps happiness alive.
Anselm Grün

Spirituality means being connected in a living way to a deeper reality in everyday life.
Anselm Grün

Faith is not something antiquated and old-fashioned, but a help to live more hopefully and more humanly.
Anselm Grün

When I convey hope, my life also has a meaning and then I also have energy.
Anselm Grün

Because we hope for something we do not yet see, we can patiently endure what awaits us in old age.
Anselm Grün

The way is called: Living simply.
Anselm Grün

Good leadership gives freedom and at the same time assumes responsibility.
Anselm Grün

It is important that we do not constantly stuff ourselves with negative news, but keep hope.
Anselm Grün

Although the desire is in me to grow old with dignity, I know that every day could be the last.
Anselm Grün

Powerlessness can paralyze or make one aggressive.
Anselm Grün

It is probably a fear of the future. And when speaking about fear, that is when I truly meet the person.
Anselm Grün

Distraction, however, is no path to happiness.
Anselm Grün

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Sources: evangelisch.de, katholisch.de, ezw-berlin.de, deutschlandfunkkultur.de

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