Then comes the insight that All is God. One still realizes that the world is as it was, but it does not matter, it does not affect one’s faith.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELEverything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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Things, when magnified, are forgeries of happiness.
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I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised.
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Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs.
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One of the major symptoms of the general crisis existent in our world today is our lack of sensitivity to words.
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The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again.
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But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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Indeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that fill the prophets of Israel with dismay do not go beyond that which we regard as normal, as typical ingredients of social dynamics.
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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
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That man can never transcend his own self. The most fatal trap into which thinking may fall is the equation of existence and expediency.
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We worship God through our questions.
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