The 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.
More Baal Shem Tov Quotes
-
-
Telling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
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.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
From every human being there rises a light.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
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 TOV -
To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
Fear builds walls to bar the light.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
He who is full of joy is full of love.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
BAAL SHEM TOV -
The world is full of wonders and miracles but man takes his little hand and covers his eyes and sees nothing.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
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.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
BAAL SHEM TOV -
When a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
BAAL SHEM TOV