Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELPhilosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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A soul can create only when alone.
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God is everywhere or nowhere, the father of all people or of none, concerned about everything or nothing.
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The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.
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Man’s true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
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Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy. It is almost as though God were thinking for us.
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This may be the vocation of man: to say “Amen” to being and to the Author of being; to live in defiance of absurdity, notwithstanding futility and defeat; to attain faith in God even in spite of God.
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To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.
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Faith is an awareness of divine mutuality and companionship, a form of communion between God and man.
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For living is not being in itself, but living of the world, affecting, exploiting, consuming, comprehending, deriving
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To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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The tragedy of religion is partly due to its isolation from life, as if God could be segregated.
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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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To answer, to live in a way which is compatible with the grandeur and mystery of living.
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