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 TOVYour 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.
More Baal Shem Tov Quotes
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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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Telling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.
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If 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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Mind is the foundation of man.
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The central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
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Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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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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I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
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A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
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Everything above and below is one unity.
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From every human being there rises a light.
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Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
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