The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWhen we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear-filling grandeur. Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.
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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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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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Man has indeed become primarily a tool-making animal, and the world is now a gigantic tool box for the satisfaction of his needs.
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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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There is a built-in sense of indebtedness in the consciousness of man, an awareness of owing gratitude, or being caled upon at certain moments to reciprocate
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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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We use words as tools. We forget that words are a repository of the spirit. The tragedy of our times is that the vessels of the spirit are broken.
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All action is vicarious faith.
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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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It is as if He were waiting to enter our empty, perishing lives.
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By the word of God the world was created.
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To answer, to live in a way which is compatible with the grandeur and mystery of living.
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