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 TOVPeople 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 TOVFor my sake, the entire world was created.
BAAL SHEM TOVTo pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
BAAL SHEM TOVTelling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.
BAAL SHEM TOVFear builds walls to bar the light.
BAAL SHEM TOVThe world is new to us every morning – and every man should believe he is reborn each day
BAAL SHEM TOVThou 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 TOVFor any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
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.
BAAL SHEM TOVI am going out one door, and shall go through another.
BAAL SHEM TOVThere is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
BAAL SHEM TOVPleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
BAAL SHEM TOVThe 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.
BAAL SHEM TOVWe 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.
BAAL SHEM TOVIf 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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