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Love- the infatuation kind- 'he's so handsome, she's so beautiful'- that can shrivel. As soon as something goes wrong, that kind of love can fly out t...more

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You can feel the whole world and still feel lost in it. So many people are in pain-- no matter how smart or accomplished--they cry, they yearn, they h...more

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What do people fear most about death? I asked the reb."Fear?" he thought for a moment. 'Well, for one thing, what happens next? Where do we go? Is it ...more

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Look. I know what I believe. It's in my soul. But I constantly tell our people: you should be convinced of the authenticity of what you have, but you ...more

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How do you let go of anger? How do you release a fury you’ve been standing on for so long, you would stumble were it yanked away?

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Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to...more

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Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.

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They teach you, as children, that you might go to heaven. They never teach you that heaven might come to you.

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Doubt is how you find God

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Heaven . . . is the same feeling. . . . No fear. No dark. When you know you are loved . . . that’s the light.

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What is false about hope?

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Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with soaking joy. But sometimes, under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and...more

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The things you spend so much time on--all this work you do--might not seem as important. You might have to make room for some more spiritual things.

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One afternoon, I am complaining about the confusion of my age, what is expected of me versus what I want for myself.