Encounters Quote by Abraham Joshua Heschel

“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

To serve does not mean to surrender but to share.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

“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

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

“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

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

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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

“What seems to be a stone is a drama.”

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

Prayer begins where our power ends.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

The awe of God is wisdom.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel