You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELWe worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God?
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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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Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
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The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments.
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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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God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.
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Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
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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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Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
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It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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The awe of God is wisdom.
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Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy. It is almost as though God were thinking for us.
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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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We can all do our share to redeem the world in spite of all absurdities and all frustrations and all disappointments.
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Human being is both being in the world and living in the world. Living involves responsible understanding of one’s role in relation to all other beings.
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