Loyal to the presence of the ultimate in the common, we may be able to make it clear that man is more than man, that in doing the finite he may perceive the infinite .
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe awe of God is wisdom.
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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Wonder, or radical amazement, is a way of going beyond what is given in thing and thought, refusing to take anything for granted, to regard anything as final.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
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The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song.
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I have one talent, and that is the capacity to be tremendously surprised, surprised at life, at ideas. This is to me the supreme Hasidic imperative: Don’t be old. Don’t be stale.
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We can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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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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To become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words.
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To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
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God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.
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Self-sufficiency, independence, the capacity to stand apart, to differ, to resist, and to defy-all are modes of being human.
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The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
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