Life is not meaningful…unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELOne of the major symptoms of the general crisis existent in our world today is our lack of sensitivity to words.
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Awe enables us to see in the world intimations of the divine, to sense in small things the beginning of infinite significance
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There is a war to wage against the vulgar, the glorification of the absurd, a war that is incessant, universal.
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Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods.
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Wonder or radical amazement is the chief characteristic of the religious man’s attitude toward history and nature.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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A soul can create only when alone.
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A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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