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The King Alone
Discuss (7)A parable of the Baal Shem Tov, of a king who on a day of joy proclaimed that anyone who would ask anything of him would be granted his request.
Some requested power and honor, others wealth and riches. To each the king gave according to his request.
Until there was one wise person who stated that his desire was nothing more than to speak with the king personally three times a day.
The king was very pleased with this request, seeing that this person cherished the king’s conversation more than wealth and honor. Therefore he granted this request, permitting this wise person entry to the palace to speak with the king, and instructed that the treasures be opened to him so that he might partake also of wealth and honor.
And so, David sang in his psalms, “A prayer of a pauper . . . when he will pour out his dialogue before G‑d.” The dialogue itself, that is his request.
What is the wisdom of this pauper? It is that others chose greatness for themselves, while the pauper chose to stand as a nothingness before the greatness of the king. By doing so, he chose the King Himself, along with all the King’s greatness.
Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.
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There' s an intriguing scenario when one 'converses with G-D: "Is that really you G-D?" Moses had communication with YHWH when the rest of the Israelites did not. If the Hebrews wanted to communicate with G-D, they had to 'go through Moses'.
So here we are today, we can go straight to G-D, but are we really conversing with Him? Who decides if the information we receive is correct? Can it be scientifically verified?
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The more you value the King, the more you are influenced by His Light - the Energy that reforms you to be able to annul yourself and your beastly desires, and live as one collective body sustained by His Love within a higher level of existence.
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He is the ANSWER TO EVERYTHING!
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