For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
BAAL SHEM TOVThe ideal of man is to be a revelation himself, clearly to recognize himself as a manifestation of God.
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Mind is the foundation of man.
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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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He who is full of joy is full of love.
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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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There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
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Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
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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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The central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
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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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Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
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I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
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Fear builds walls to bar the light.
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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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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.
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