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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
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Awareness of the divine begins with wonder.
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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Society today is no longer in revolt against particular laws which it finds alien, unjust, and imposed, but against law as such, against the principle of law.
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The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
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Our age is one in which usefulness is thought to be the chief merit of nature; in which the attainment of power
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A soul can create only when alone.
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Awe is a sense for transcendence, for the reference everywhere to mystery beyond all things. It enables us to perceive in the world intimations of the divine.
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People are anxious to save up financial means for old age; they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual means for old age….
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It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given.
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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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The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one’s own tradition with reverence for different traditions.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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