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Quote by Abraham Joshua Heschel

“In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.”

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Abraham Joshua Heschel was a renowned rabbi and Jewish scholar, born on January 11, 1907, and passed away on December 23, 1972. He had a profound impact on religious philosophy, Jewish theology, and moral ethics. more

“One side of service is serving, but the other side is creating the space in oneself where the possibilities of giving one's best become feasible. If you let go of your own compulsion and greed the things you are conditioned into by your culture then the more archetypal, more universally valid, more human, more compassionate, wiser activities and thoughts can come to your mind and you can dedicate yourself to them more fully.”

Ifs Giving Mind Humans Culture Sides Space Possibility Activity Letting Go Creating Greed Oneself Serving Compassionate Wiser Compulsion

Author:Rafe Martin

“The market is like the police: of course you need it, but if it becomes the central organizing principle of your culture then you're in deep trouble.”

Ifs Needs Culture Courses Principles Trouble Police

Author:Philip E. Agre

“We must all face the fact that in a single lifetime we lead several simultaneous lives; our intention should be to make them reinforce one another instead of colliding.”

Should Facts Faces Intention Lifetime Single Life Simultaneous

Author:Brendan Gill

“As Colin Wilson has written, "modern civilisation, with its mechanised rigidity is producing more outsiders than ever before-people who are too intelligent to do some repetitive job, but not intelligent enough to make their own terms with society." Those "intelligent enough" to make their own terms with society are what we will later refer to as artists of life. The outsider views himself as a product of a culture he rejects-the artist views himself as a culture-builder.”

People Enough Jobs Artist Culture Term Views Written Modern Products Intelligent Rejects Outsiders Civilisation Builder Wilson Rigidity Repetitive

Book:Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design

Source: Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design

“Life and work are not things apart. Work is more than gaining privileges and possessions; it is ongoing, ecstatic, LIVING experience. When we tap into living experience, we no longer feel as though we must be king. We can just be ALIVE at work! When we live in the bliss, there is no difficulty which is insurmountable. If we miss the bliss, there is no compensation which is adequate.”

Ifs Feels Alive Missing Kings Difficulty Privilege Possession Bliss Adequate Ongoing Compensation Ecstatic Insurmountable

Author:Laurence Boldt

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