I Asked for Wonder, A Spiritual Anthology from Abraham Joshua Heschel's writings (Page 61):

Something AskedThe beginning of faith is not a feeling for the mystery of living or a sense of awe, wonder, and amazement. The root of religion is the question what to do with the feeling for the mystery of living, what to do with awe, wonder, and ( Read more... )

I Asked for Wonder, A Spiritual Anthology from Abraham Joshua Heschel's writings (Page 21):

AweAwe is an intuition for the dignity of all things, a realization that things not only are what they are but also stand, however remotely, for something supreme ( Read more... )

Jinja Shinto: The Concept of Kami:However, Shinto is not pantheism which sees all the existence on this world as Kami itself. If it is necessary to define its concept, it might be the best to refer to the opinion of Motoori Norinaga, a scholar in the late 18th century, which is now widely accepted. He wrote, "Whatever seemed strikingly impressive, ( Read more... )