Then comes the insight that All is God. One still realizes that the world is as it was, but it does not matter, it does not affect one’s faith.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWise criticism always begins with self-criticism.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.
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In the second way he sees in what surrounds him things to be acknowledged, understood, valued or admired.
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A soul can create only when alone.
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God cannot be sensed as a second thought, as an explanation of the origin of the universe. He is either the first and the last, or just another concept.
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Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods.
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In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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Loyal to the presence of the ultimate in the common, we may be able to make it clear that man is more than man, that in doing the finite he may perceive the infinite .
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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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Self-sufficiency, independence, the capacity to stand apart, to differ, to resist, and to defy-all are modes of being human.
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Friendship, a puzzle to the syllogistic and critical mentality, is not based on experiments or tests of another person’s qualities but on trust.
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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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Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
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To be is to stand for.
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Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of being saved.
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