Until you see the good in a person, you won’t be able to help them. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
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The response to someone who claims to care for their ego at the expense of public activity: Is there an ego without active engagement? Better an arrogant doer than an egocentric idler. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
In the early stages of life, one must learn to be the master of oneself. The main and difficult change occurs when you take responsibility for your family. Then your own well-being must be pushed to the background. But ultimately, what is best for your loved ones, for your family, will turn out to be … Quote
A fairly well-known rabbi complained to Tzemach Tzedek that no one considers his opinion, and his colleagues trample on him. Tzemach Tzedek was surprised: – Who told you to position yourself so broadly that wherever people step, they cannot avoid stepping on you? – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Someone wrote to the Rebbe that while fulfilling his duties, he greatly offended one of his assistants, turning him against himself. The Rebbe advised this person: Make yourself love your colleague, and his irritation will disappear on its own. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Alter Rebbe wrote: “All souls are one. Only bodies divide us. He who places the body above the spirit will never experience true love or friendship.” WE ARE A SINGLE WHOLE. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
I offered my hand, five fingers, and you extended yours. Together we have ten fingers; this is a handshake. You and I are just particles of a single whole when we are not together. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
We do not say that someone “will go to heaven.” We say that this is a “child of the coming world.” Heaven is not a place you go to. It is something you carry with you. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
The tradition from Baal Shem Tov states: when someone tells you “bad things” about others, you should feel pain and sorrow for several reasons. In any case, no matter how you look at it, someone is suffering. If it is true, it is bad for the person being spoken about; if it is a lie, … Quote
Rabbi Hillel of Paritch said: “I do not love fools, but someone, not being very wise for themselves, is closer to the truth.” – Lubavitcher Rebbe
No one can claim to have reached absolute truth while there exists someone who has not reached it. Absolute truth is unlimited light, and if it is so, how can it shine for one and not for another? – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Many things seem true to the mind, but the final test of truth is conducted here, on earth. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
A sharp mind will find truth for itself. A humble mind will find truth beyond itself. Truth is not the possession of the intellectual, but of the one who knows how to escape from their own “self.” – Lubavitcher Rebbe
The light was hidden. But not its Source. The Source of Light is everywhere. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Ba’al Shem Tov teaches: there are two paths. 1. Everything is Divine. 2. Everything is Divine. God is where these paths converge. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Deceiving the world is one thing, but deceiving oneself is not a great achievement. You are a fool if you want to fool yourself; this is clear to everyone. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
Nihility is the mediator through which all Energy moves from above to below and from below to above. Below, in man, the sense of nothingness surpasses the ego. Above, nothingness surpasses all boundaries and places. The nothingness below merges with the nothingness above, enclosing Heaven and earth in an eternal embrace. That is why God … Quote
A person must burn—with the fire of the altar, consuming the ego within, bringing the animal nature closer to the Divine. A large ego burns with noise. A small ego burns quietly. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
If you perform His will because you see meaning in it, what relation does that have to Him? You are performing your own will. You are back in prison. – Lubavitcher Rebbe
We all have limitations—after all, are we not made of flesh and blood? However, there comes a time when we must transcend our boundaries. You must do more than you can. The truth is that you have a soul that is not only animalistic but also Divine, and the Divine knows no boundaries. – Lubavitcher … Quote
