Mind is the foundation of man.
BAAL SHEM TOVPleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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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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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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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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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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There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
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Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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As man acts, God reacts.
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Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
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The world is full of wonders and miracles but man takes his little hand and covers his eyes and sees nothing.
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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 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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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.
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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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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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