A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
BAAL SHEM TOVYour 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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The ideal of man is to be a revelation himself, clearly to recognize himself as a manifestation of God.
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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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I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
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Before you can find God, you must lose 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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When a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
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Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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From every human being there rises a light.
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Mind is the foundation of man.
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Everything above and below is one unity.
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Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
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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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