“The leaders of all the nations, their ministers, advisors and parliaments must legislate that the law ‘Do not murder” includes the prohibition of the mass murder of war. They must forbid war, not declare it…”
“The firmer our vision of universality- the greater the joy we will experience and the more we merit the grace of divine illumination.”
“As the year is renewed the power of renewal elevates the human will and adds holiness to all.”
“If we [the second Temple] were destroyed, and the world with us, through needless hatred, we will be re-built and the world with us, through unconditional love.” (Rav Kook)
The Israelite understanding of the world and life is at its foundation about the dominance of the unified world perspective over the separated world perspective….
“The objective of the entire Torah is to remove the roadblocks so that universal love will spread and extend to all realms of life.” (Rav Kook)
“The holy temple must be built in our inner spirit every day through thoughts and acts of kindness and compassion. We need to know that when the longing to be good to all is intensified in us an illumination from the higher realm has reached us.” -Rav Kook ZT’L
“We must kindle the light of eternal freedom and loving unification for all existence.”
“These are the laws of the higher moral Torah that is engaged in the quest for universal good.” Rav Kook ZT’L
“We must recognize that even the most distant and seemingly unrelated actions and events are part of the precise-Divine Providence bringing existence to its highest good.”
