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Thirty-Six Aphorisms of the Baal Shem Tov


Everything is by Divine Providence. If a leaf is turned over by a breeze, it is only because this has been specifically ordained by G-d to serve a particular function within the purpose of creation.

11 Comments Posted
Reader Comments
Posted: Jan 23, 2005
AdMosai?
"When your wellsprings shall spread to the outside." It seems that your wellsprings HAVE spread to the outside... how much longer do we have to wait?
Posted By Anonymous, Sydney, Australia

Posted: Nov 18, 2006
#29 Healing Water
I have a history of self-injury stemming from mental illness. Thankfully the condition is under control now, and I have not hurt myself in years. But I still remember the rage I felt toward my body.

I had never considered a dual meaning to donkey before. Reading it that way gives me permission to be kind to my body, to purify it rather than fight it. It feels like healing water to my soul.
Posted By Anonymous

Posted: Nov 14, 2007
15. Your fellow is your mirror.
I like this quotation very much. I have tried to find it in books about Besht, but without success. Please help me to find the source of those words.
Posted By Thore, Oslo, Norway

Posted: Sep 10, 2008
Thank you for posting this wonderful thing. Their are many souls longing for an outside life.
Posted By Rabbi Lawrence Wohl

Posted: Sep 18, 2008
Beautiful
This made my day.
Chai Elul!
Posted By Melech, IL

Posted: Feb 23, 2009
"Slander Kills all Three"
Surely the most insightful and blessed nation - the Jewish people. I have heard there are volumns on the subject of 'LaShon Hara", Where can I get more information on the subject.
Posted By Maxine, Orlando, FL

Posted: Feb 26, 2009
RE: slander kills all three
Check out this link--You'll find a bunch of interesting lashon hara-related articles there.
Posted By Eliezer Posner, Chabad.org, Brooklyn, NY

Posted: Apr 4, 2009
wellsprings?
What does the last one mean? "the wellsprings shall spread?" very vague
Posted By simpleton

Posted: Apr 7, 2009
the wellsprings shall spread means
when Chassidus moves to the far reaching Jews --- when the Baal Shem Tov's Torah of Heart reaches outward, get my drift?
Posted By Anonymous

Posted: Apr 21, 2009
Project
Thanks a lot for posting the aphorisms. It really helped me on my project. Is there anywhere that I can find Rabbinical commentary on these?
Posted By Anonymous, West Hartford, CT/USA

Posted: June 9, 2009
G-d is your shadow
Beautiful. Also, just as our shadow is that close to us, moving everywhere with us, even though we often do not realize it, so is G-d. We have an intrinsic connection, as stated in #10 that the three loves are truly ONE; love of G-d, love of Torah and love o a fellow Jew.
Posted By Anonymous, Jerusalem, Israel

 


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