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The task of life is to face sacred moments.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Age: 65 †
Born: 1907
Born: January 11
Died: 1972
Died: December 23
Judaic Scholar
Philosopher
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University Teacher
Warszawa
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Faith is something that comes out of the soul. It is not an information that is absorbed but an attitude, existing prior to the formulation of any creed.
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The degree to which one is sensitive to other people's suffering, to other (people's) humanity, is the index of one's own humanity
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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
The issue of prayer is not prayer the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
...morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.
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Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
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To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.
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Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question...awareness of the problem outlives all solutions. The answers are questions in disguise, every new answer giving rise to new questions.
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To be spiritual is to be amazed.
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.
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Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
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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.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
The issue of prayer is not prayer the issue of prayer is God.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
To become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words.
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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation . In the first way he sees in what surrounds him things to be handled, forces to be managed, objects to be put to use. In the second way he sees in what surrounds him things to be acknowledged, understood, valued or admired.
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You must build your life as if it were a work of art.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Forfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
