“To look away from the world, or to stare at it, does not help a man to reach God; but he who sees the world in Him stands in His presence.”
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German Jewish Existentialist philosopher and theologian 1878–1965Related quotes
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 537.
“Man cannot really help the world. God alone does that”
He who has created the sun and the moon, who has put love for their children in parents' hearts, endowed noble souls with compassion, and holy men and devotees with divine love. The man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself. There is gold buried in your heart, but you are not yet aware of it. It is covered with a thin layer of earth. Once you are aware of it, all these activities of yours will lessen. … Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then, through His grace, one realizes Him in course of time. God can be seen, one can talk to Him, as I am talking to you.
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