People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELBeing 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.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Those of faith who plant sacred thoughts in the uplands of time, the secret gardeners of the Lord in mankind’s desolate hopes, may slacken and tarry but rarely betray their vocation.
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Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind.
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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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The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.
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Every little deed counts.
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Morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.
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When I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere.
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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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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.
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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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When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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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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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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Human being is both being in the world and living in the world. Living involves responsible understanding of one’s role in relation to all other beings.
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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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