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Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson
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Demands

Do you think He created us because He wanted pristine, perfect beings?

He desired that a glimmer of Himself should descend into a creature who cries and laughs and dances and bleeds; who fails as much as he succeeds; who chases after fleeting moments and is torn by figments of his own mind. He wanted to live in the petty world of such a being, and from within that place that glimmer will come to know Himself.

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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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Posted: Sep 15, 2008
For anonymous in Boston
Thanks! Maybe you want to do the layout of the next book?
Posted By Tzvi Freeman, Thornhill, Ontario

Posted: Sep 15, 2008
Demands and the Kotzker Rebbe
This is even a deeper affirmation for me, because I feel a very strong connection to the Kotzker Rebbe. His quotes come to me like signposts.

anonymously,
Posted By Anonymous, Boston, MA

Posted: Sep 15, 2008
Demands
Thank you for your response, Rabbi Freeman (and Boston Anonymous). You have a kind heart, and it softens what appears to be a very hard road to travel.
Posted By Anonymous, Englewood, NJ

Posted: Sep 15, 2008
DEMANDS -- Poetry
Not only is this encouraging and inspiring, it's poetry. I don't know if my parsing will be preserved here, but let's see...

Demands

By Tzvi Freeman
Do you think He created us because He wanted pristine, perfect beings?
He desired that a glimmer of Himself should descend into a creature
who cries and laughs and dances and bleeds;
who fails as much as he succeeds;
who chases after fleeting moments
and is torn by figments
of his own mind.
He wanted to live in the petty world of such a being,
and from within that place that glimmer will come to know Himself.
Posted By Anonymous, Boston, MA

Posted: Sep 14, 2008
for Englewood
On the contrary, G_d dwells, as the Kotzker Rebbe put it, wherever you let Him in. If you believe you are perfect, there is no space left for Him. But as soon as you become aware of your own failures and feel yourself to be nothing, you've left infinite space for His infinite light.
Posted By Tzvi Freeman, Thornhill, Ontario

Posted: Sep 14, 2008
Demands
I read these every day, and am always inspired by them. But I must admit, I don't understand what on first glance appears to be a very simple statement. How does this imperfect being come to know "Himself" ? And why would G-d want that? With the holidays approaching, I feel more and more like I would be a hypocrite to go and pray as if I were walking a righteous path, leading a life of purity. Nothing could be further from the truth. So how does that imperfect person find G-d?
Posted By Anonymous, Englewood, NJ USA



 


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