The central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
BAAL SHEM TOVBefore you can find God, you must lose yourself.
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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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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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Pleasures 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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For my sake, the entire world was created.
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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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As man acts, God reacts.
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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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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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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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We should learn and reflect to the best of our capacity, but when we reach a point where we are unable to make sense of life, we should supplant faith for understanding, and reflect again on what we do know.
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To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
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Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
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