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Book Title Tzava'at Harivash
By Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov; translated and annotated by J. Immanuel Schochet
Published and copyrighted by Kehot Publication Society
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Equanimity is an important principle. 1 This means that it should be all the same to you whether you are regarded as devoid of knowledge or learned in the whole Torah. This [perspective] is brought about by constant deveikut (attachment) unto the Creator. 2 Preoccupation with this deveikut, being constantly busy with attaching yourself on high to [God], blessed is He, will not leave any spare time to think of those [other] matters. 3

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FOOTNOTES
1. See above, sect. 2.
2. Deveikut-attachment, cleaving, unto God. In mystical writings deveikut signifies intimate communion with God. It is a dominant theme in Chassidic teachings in general, and in our text in particular.
3. See below, sect. 52.

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Tzava'at Harivash - The Testament of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov
  Tzava'at Harivash is an anthology of teachings and instructions attributed to the Baal Shem Tov and his successor, R. Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezhrich. The translation, by a foremost authority on Chassidism and Jewish Mysticism, is enhanced by source-references, brief commentaries, notes on the passages that were perceived to be controversial, and a comprehensive introduction.

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