There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
BAAL SHEM TOVWhenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
More Baal Shem Tov Quotes
-
-
Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
Telling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
If the Bible didn’t show us the weaknesses, the vulnerabilities, the sins of our heroes, we might have deep questions about their true virtue.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
We should learn and reflect to the best of our capacity, but when we reach a point where we are unable to make sense of life, we should supplant faith for understanding, and reflect again on what we do know.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
Everything above and below is one unity.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
As man acts, God reacts.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
Fear builds walls to bar the light.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
The ideal of man is to be a revelation himself, clearly to recognize himself as a manifestation of God.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
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.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
The world is full of wonders and miracles but man takes his little hand and covers his eyes and sees nothing.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
BAAL SHEM TOV -
Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
BAAL SHEM TOV