Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions.
Abraham Joshua HeschelRead
In the darkest night to be certain of the dawn...to go through Hell and to continue to trust in the goodness of God-this is the challenge and the way.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of faith and perseverance through difficult times.
Abraham Joshua Heschel's quote suggests that during our darkest moments, it is essential to maintain faith that better times will come. The reference to 'the dawn' symbolizes hope and renewal, while 'going through Hell' reflects the struggles we often face. Trusting in the goodness of God amidst these challenges is both a test of character and the path to overcoming adversity.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a motivational speech about overcoming life's obstacles.
Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions.
Normal consciousness is a state of stupor, in which the sensibility to the wholly real and responsiveness to the stimuli of the spirit are reduced. The mystics, knowing that man is involved in a hidden history of the cosmos, endeavor to awake from the drowsiness and apathy and to regain the state of wakefulness for their enchanted souls.
Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.
We worship God through our questions.
When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
The weird thing about houses is that they almost always look like nothing is happening inside of them, even though they contain most of our lives. I wondered if that was sort of the point of architecture.
Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.
I ask no risen dust to teach me immortality; I am conscious of eternal life.
One thing, all things: move among and intermingle, without distinction. To live in this realization is to be without anxiety about non-perfection. To live in this faith is the road to non-duality, because the non-dual is one with the trusting mind.
To know oneself is to study oneself in action, which is relationship.
I wanted my own words. But the ones I use have dragged through I don't know how many consciences.
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