Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
BAAL SHEM TOVUnless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
BAAL SHEM TOVMind is the foundation of man.
BAAL SHEM TOVPleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
BAAL SHEM TOVAs man acts, God reacts.
BAAL SHEM TOVWhen a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
BAAL SHEM TOVThe central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
BAAL SHEM TOVIf 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.
BAAL SHEM TOVFear builds walls to bar the light.
BAAL SHEM TOVForgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
BAAL SHEM TOVThou 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 TOVFor any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
BAAL SHEM TOVIf the Bible didn’t show us the weaknesses, the vulnerabilities, the sins of our heroes, we might have deep questions about their true virtue.
BAAL SHEM TOVThe world is new to us every morning – and every man should believe he is reborn each day
BAAL SHEM TOVBefore you can find God, you must lose yourself.
BAAL SHEM TOVI am going out one door, and shall go through another.
BAAL SHEM TOVHe who is full of joy is full of love.
BAAL SHEM TOV