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Faith is something that comes out of the soul. It is not an information that is absorbed but an attitude, existing prior to the formulation of any creed.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake.
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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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To 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.
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It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.
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Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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How embarrassing for man to be the greatest miracle on earth and not to understand it!
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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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This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things.
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A soul can create only when alone.
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It is not a psychical quality, something that exists in the mind only, but a force from the beyond.
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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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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
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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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The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
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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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We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice.
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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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We cannot approach the spirit unless we repair the vessels. Reverence for words – an awareness of the wonder of words, of the mystery of words – is an essential prerequisite for prayer.
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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
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