Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
BAAL SHEM TOVUnless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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As man acts, God reacts.
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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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Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mind is the foundation of man.
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Everything above and below is one unity.
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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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For my sake, the entire world was created.
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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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