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Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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The anchor of meaning resides in an abyss, deeper than the reach of despair.
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Awe is an intuition for the dignity of all things, a realization that things not only are what they are but also stand, however remotely, for something supreme.
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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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It’s silence remains unbroken; no words can carry it away. Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear–filling grandeur.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song.
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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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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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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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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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Forfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you.
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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
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Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
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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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