To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
BAAL SHEM TOVFrom every human being there rises a light.
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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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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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Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
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There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
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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.
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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.
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Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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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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Everything above and below is one unity.
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Mind is the foundation of man.
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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
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For my sake, the entire world was created.
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Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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