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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
Baal Shem TovBaal 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 TovBaal Shem Tov I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov From every human being there rises a light.
Baal Shem TovBaal 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 TovBaal Shem Tov Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov 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.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov When a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Before you can find God, you must lose yourself.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Telling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov For my sake, the entire world was created.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov He who is full of joy is full of love.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
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