If 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 TOVEverybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
More Baal Shem Tov Quotes
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As man acts, God reacts.
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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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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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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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Before you can find God, you must lose yourself.
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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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Telling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.
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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
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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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There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
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For my sake, the entire world was created.
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