Mind is the foundation of man.
BAAL SHEM TOVThere is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
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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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Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God’s curriculum.
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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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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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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.
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Everything above and below is one unity.
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Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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Before you can find God, you must lose yourself.
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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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From every human being there rises a light.
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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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As man acts, God reacts.
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I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
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