Being is transcended by a concern for being. Our perplexity will not be solved by relating human existence to a timeless, subpersonal abstraction which we call essence.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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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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The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one’s own tradition with reverence for different traditions.
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Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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We worship God through our questions.
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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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Reality to us is thinghood , consisting of substances that occupy space; even God is conceived by most of us as a thing.
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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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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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Being points beyond itself. Accustomed to think in terms of space, the expression “being points beyond itself” may be taken to denote a higher point in space.
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There is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.
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Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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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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The essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.
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