I point out reality, I point out something in reality which has not or too little been seen.
I take him who listens to me at his hand and lead him to the window.
I push open the window and point outside.
I have no doctrine, I carry on a dialogue.
Martin Buber (1878 - 1965) Jewish Religious Philosopher
David Gurteen's comments: This is one of my favorite quotes. I like it as to a large degree it captures my own philosophy on teaching. I am not here to tell people the ways things are. Who am I to do that? I am simply here to open windows for other people and talk with them about what they see and I hope they will do the same for me. What's your view on this?
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I do not accept any absolute formulas for living. No preconceived code can see ahead to everything that can happen in a man's life. As we live, we grow and our beliefs change. They must change. So I think we should live with this constant discovery. We should be open to this adventure in heightened awareness of living. We should stake our whole existence on our willingness to explore and experience.
Martin Buber, (1878 - 1965) Jewish Religious Philosopher
He who loves a woman, and brings her life to present realization in his, is able to look in the Thou of her eyes into a beam of the eternal Thou.
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I have to tell it again and again:
I have to tell it again and again:
