Being is transcended by a concern for being. Our perplexity will not be solved by relating human existence to a timeless, subpersonal abstraction which we call essence.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELTo 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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To answer, to live in a way which is compatible with the grandeur and mystery of living.
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The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.
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To be is to stand for.
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To us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power…Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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The time for the kingdom may be far off, but the task is plain: to retain our share in God in spite of peril and contempt.
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one’s own tradition with reverence for different traditions.
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Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.
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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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The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
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Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.
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