"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." --- Abraham Joshua Heschel
"A radically spiritual person is not caught in a religious box, but is able to connect with all the peoples of the world striving for righteousness and human dignity, no matter what faith, whether Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu or Communist.
Most importantly, a person subscribing to radical spirituality seeks knowledge of the Divine in himself and without, not limiting himself to said holy books, but sees holiness in all things, for all things embrace God and reflect God. The negative is but a reflection of the positive as darkness reflects the absence of light." ---Marvin X (El Muhajir)
"People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state--it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle.... Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions." --- Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Verbal prayers make sense, I think, if you know in advance that talking to God is like talking to your dog. You say human words to your dog, but she pretty much ignores that in favor of how you smell. Similarly, whatever divinity there is hears your words of prayer but very likely ignores all you say in favor of the aroma of your heart: your kindness, your compassion - for both your own poor soul and for your have-not brothers and sisters in the world. But the words of your prayer do matter to you: they give shape to your thoughts; they warm and give color to your soul and spur you to a focused listening." --- William Cleary
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