Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschelwas a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century. Heschel, a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, authored a number of widely read books on Jewish philosophy and was active in the American Civil Rights movement...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth11 January 1907
CountryPoland
meaningful life-is ends
Life is not meaningful...unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself; unless it is of value to someone else.
writing life-is unpredictable
The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
respect inspirational-life self
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.
spiritual integrity enjoy-life
To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity - there is the challenge.
life faith appreciation
Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.
inspirational life motivational
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
buddhist truth life-changing
In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
life spiritual morning
Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
god unless
God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance.
secret may sacred
Those of faith who plant sacred thoughts in the uplands of time, the secret gardeners of the Lord in mankind's desolate hopes, may slacken and tarry but rarely betray their vocation.
giving attention action
Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions.
law negative unjust
Society today is no longer in revolt against particular laws which it finds alien, unjust, and imposed, but against law as such, against the principle of law. And yet we must not regard this revolt as entirely negative. The energy that rejects many obsolete laws is an entirely positive impulse for renewal of life and law.
soul proximity
A soul can create only when alone...
god world matter
Then comes the insight that All is God. One still realizes that the world is as it was, but it does not matter, it does not affect one's faith.