Everything above and below is one unity.
BAAL SHEM TOVPleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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Mind is the foundation of man.
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As man acts, God reacts.
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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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The central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
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From every human being there rises a light.
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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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A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
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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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Telling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.
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The ideal of man is to be a revelation himself, clearly to recognize himself as a manifestation of God.
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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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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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Before you can find God, you must lose yourself.
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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
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