The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.
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Life is not meaningful…unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.
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The road to the sacred leads through the secular.
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There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord.
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But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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It is our honest response to the grandeur and mystery of reality our confrontation with that which transcends the given.
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Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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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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A prophet’s true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth.
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The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God
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And yet we must not regard this revolt as entirely negative. The energy that rejects many obsolete laws is an entirely positive impulse for renewal of life and law.
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The world of things we perceive is but a veil. It’s flutter is music, its ornament science, but what it conceals is inscrutable.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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