Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of a meaning of our life.

Quote by Paul Tillich

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The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen

The first duty of love is to listen

The Christ is God-for-us! But God is not only for us, [God] is for everything...

The Christ is God-for-us! But God is not only for us, [God] is for everything...

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith

Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it...

Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it...

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill...

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill...

The first duty of love - is to listen.

The first duty of love - is to listen.

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being

Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it...

Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it...

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.

Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.

There is no love which does not become help.

There is no love which does not become help.

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being.

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being.

Boredom is rage spread thin.

Boredom is rage spread thin.

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

We can speak without voice to the trees and the clouds and the waves of...

We can speak without voice to the trees and the clouds and the waves of...