Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“The Sabbath is the presence of God in the world, open to the soul of man.” God is not in things of… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“The Jewish contribution to the idea of love is the conception of love of the Sabbath, the love of a day, of… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Those of faith who plant sacred thoughts in the uplands of time, the secret gardeners of the Lord in mankind's desolate hopes,… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“In our own lives the voice of God speaks slowly, a syllable at a time. Reaching the peak of years, dispelling some… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
There is a built-in sense of indebtedness in the consciousness of man, an awareness of owing gratitude, or being caled upon at… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give,… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Man is naturally self-centered and he is inclined to regard expediency as the supreme standard for what is right and wrong. However,… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments. In a religious… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
The time for the kingdom may be far off, but the task is plain: to retain our share in God in spite… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“Architecture of Time Technical civilization is man’s conquest of space. It is a triumph frequently achieved by sacrificing an… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“To gain control of the world of space is certainly one of our tasks. The danger begins when in gaining power in… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time. Our intention here is… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“the Sabbath is entirely independent of the month and unrelated to the moon.11 Its date is not determined by any event in… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“The primitive mind finds it hard to realize an idea without the aid of imagination, and it is the realm of space where imagination… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
“There is a passion and drive for cruel deeds which only the awe and fear of God can soothe; there is a suffocating selfishness… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
“Usually we regard as meaningful that which can be expressed, and as meaningless that which cannot be expressed. Yet, the equation of the meaningful… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
Religion has become an impersonal affair, an institutional loyalty. It survives on the level of activities rather than in the stillness of commitment. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
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 — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for survival. Mankind… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share
