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Normal consciousness is a state of stupor, in which the sensibility to the wholly real and responsiveness to the stimuli of the spirit are reduced.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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All that is left is to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.
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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
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A soul can create only when alone.
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A religious man is a person… whose greatest passion is compassion.
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It is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal.
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(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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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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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 essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.
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What we cannot comprehend by analysis, we become aware of in awe.
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Awe enables us to see in the world intimations of the divine, to sense in small things the beginning of infinite significance
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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Every little deed counts.
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As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind.
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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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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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Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
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Faith is an awareness of divine mutuality and companionship, a form of communion between God and man.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
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When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.
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Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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Those who are open to the wonder will not miss it. Faith is found in solicitude for faith, in an inner care for the wonder that is everywhere.
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We do not step out of the world when we pray; we merely see the world in a different setting.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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