The central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
BAAL SHEM TOVThe central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
BAAL SHEM TOVForgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
BAAL SHEM TOVTelling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.
BAAL SHEM TOVHe who is full of joy is full of love.
BAAL SHEM TOVI am going out one door, and shall go through another.
BAAL SHEM TOVThe ideal of man is to be a revelation himself, clearly to recognize himself as a manifestation of God.
BAAL SHEM TOVTo pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
BAAL SHEM TOVFear builds walls to bar the light.
BAAL SHEM TOVA broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
BAAL SHEM TOVPeople 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.
BAAL SHEM TOVPleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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 TOVEverything above and below is one unity.
BAAL SHEM TOVUnless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
BAAL SHEM TOVBefore you can find God, you must lose yourself.
BAAL SHEM TOVFrom every human being there rises a light.
BAAL SHEM TOV