Mind is the foundation of man.
BAAL SHEM TOVIf a man has beheld evil, he may know that it was shown to him in order that he learn his own guilt and repent; for what is shown to him is also within him.
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Before you can find God, you must lose yourself.
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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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People should allow themselves the opportunity to really know what the unity of God means. To grasp a part of the nondivisible union is to grasp the whole.
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As man acts, God reacts.
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Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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Your fellow man is your mirror. If your own face is clean, the image you perceive will also be flawless. But should you look upon your fellow man and see a blemish, it is your own imperfection that you are encountering – you are being shown what it is that you must correct within yourself.
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When a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
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For my sake, the entire world was created.
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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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From every human being there rises a light.
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The central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
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Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Why? Because every human being has a root in the Unity, and to reject the minutest particle of the Unity is to reject it all.
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Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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The world is new to us every morning – and every man should believe he is reborn each day
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