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.
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 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 any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
BAAL SHEM TOVA broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
BAAL SHEM TOVAs man acts, God reacts.
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.
BAAL SHEM TOVWhenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
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 TOVUnless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
BAAL SHEM TOVMind is the foundation of man.
BAAL SHEM TOVFrom every human being there rises a light.
BAAL SHEM TOVThe ideal of man is to be a revelation himself, clearly to recognize himself as a manifestation of God.
BAAL SHEM TOVThere is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.
BAAL SHEM TOVThe central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
BAAL SHEM TOVBefore you can find God, you must lose yourself.
BAAL SHEM TOVEverything above and below is one unity.
BAAL SHEM TOV