When faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWhen I see an act of evil I don’t accomodate, I don’t accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken.
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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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It is not a psychical quality, something that exists in the mind only, but a force from the beyond.
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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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To sense the ultimate in the common and the simple: to feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal.
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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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He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
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When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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We may not know whether our understanding is correct, or whether our sentiments are noble, but the air of the day surrounds us like spring which spreads over the land without our aid or notice.
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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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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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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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People are anxious to save up financial means for old age; they should also be anxious to prepare a spiritual means for old age….
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Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality or a figment of the mind.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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