Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELAeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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The mystics, knowing that man is involved in a hidden history of the cosmos, endeavor to awake from the drowsiness and apathy and to regain the state of wakefulness for their enchanted souls.
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Every little deed counts.
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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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It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.
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When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendors of the past
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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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Wonder or radical amazement is the chief characteristic of the religious man’s attitude toward history and nature.
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The self is not the hub but the spoke of the revolving wheel. It is precisely the function of prayer to shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender.
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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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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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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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To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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To become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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