To answer, to live in a way which is compatible with the grandeur and mystery of living.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELIn our daily lives we attend primarily to that which the senses are spelling out for us: to what the eyes perceive, to what the fingers touch.
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The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired.
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Mundus vult decipi’—the world wants to be deceived.
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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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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
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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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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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Each day enrapture me with your marvelous things without number. …I do not ask to see the reason for it all: I ask only to share the wonder of it all.
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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
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We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
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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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To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity – there is the challenge.
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Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
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The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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