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 TOVBefore you can find God, you must lose yourself.
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Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
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For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
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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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Everything above and below is one unity.
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To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
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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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Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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For my sake, the entire world was created.
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From every human being there rises a light.
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Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
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There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
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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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Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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