In this special Thanksgiving-themed episode, Rabbi Shefa Gold explores the inner pathway of gratefulness as a spiritual practice. She offers a short teaching and practice to help us experience how gratefulness opens us to blessing, awakens wonder, dissolves obstacles, and leads to generosity. Her chanting practice using the phrase “Everything flows from You,” from Psalm 87, offers a portal into stillness and deep awareness. Take a few moments to breathe, enter silence, and experience gratefulness as an alive, spacious state—one that energizes spiritual practice and cultivates a generous relationship with the world.
The meditation featured in this episode originally took place during the IJS Daily Online Meditation Sit on November 24, 2025. To join these FREE daily meditations live, sign up here.
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