The Baal Shem Tov taught that from everything you hear or see in this world you must find a teaching in how to serve G‑d.
In truth, this itself is the whole meaning of service of G‑d.
The Baal Shem Tov taught that from everything you hear or see in this world you must find a teaching in how to serve G‑d.
In truth, this itself is the whole meaning of service of G‑d.
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The world is exciting! As children, each day is an adventure that is filled with "joy," learning, and exciting discoveries. GD begins to teach us, as children, how to serve each other. Besides family, I remember older neighbors sublimely teaching us kids in short conversations lifeskills. In return, we children were giving them: time, joy, respect, honor, keeping them youthful, and making life more meaningful. Although It was a safer time and people were more caring, will our locked doors stop us from experiencing this beautiful and wonderful world, and the opportunity to serve each other? Life is a precious gift. After all, aren't we the world? It is only by loving and caring for each other that we can make our life revelatory, and this world a gdly home that honors and glorifies GD.
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The first of the aseret h'adibrot tells us that there is only H'.
Therefore, His creation is out there and we are part of it.
So H' is there. in everything of this world, and also in us.
The fragment of the Rebbe is telling us that we should do like children do:
marvel about everything as if it is always new .
appreciate the happening, the material issue, the very fact that we are alive.
H' is always there.
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what is the practical application of this Reply
Everything you hear or see or do in this world must bring you to Silence, so He can speak for Himself through you. We must get over the habit of interpreting everything in terms of “me wants”. In that sense we are still eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Reply
BH, I can truly feel the chochmah, bina, and daat in what you are revealing. Yes it is easy and very near unto us. I feel it in the Torah and the love G-d has for us has me on autopilot. When we truly in heart love G-d the wisdom is clear and inviting. G-d is all that we experience in life. I accept I’m here to serve HaShem I can appreciate the love by which he created man to serve.I believe we are all one and we’re connected to The Creator in this very act. Thanks Rebbe to you and Chabad for aiding in serving. Shalom Elohim. Reply
In everyting a teaching This article is EXCELLENT!! I am saving this one. Thank you Rabbi Tzi Reply
The BEST way to live... In two sentences the meaning and purpose of living. Reply
I agree. Reply
learn from everything to serve Neat trick. Even he didn't achieve that. Asymptote. Reply
In Everything a Teaching But what does "service" mean ... perhaps seeing G-d's presence is the thing that is of "service". So "every thing you hear or see in this word" IS G-D. Perhaps when we see His presence there, we have served him. Reply
In everything a Teaching Yes, well ,If I may say, sometimes I find that one sees and hears things that are unjust or might hear from another someones story that is of a unjust nature and when I hear something unjust or see something unjust I try wait for G-D to help me help that person through compassion and patience-it doesn't always work out that I have the greatest amount of patience and compassion but I am out there with this aim in mind, Thank you for writing this. Reply
Life is a learning and teaching adventure; not just one day or one week or even one month to a year, but everyday that our beings are a part of G DS, universe. From the time we are born until the time our bodies die and our souls move on, we begin to learn how to eat, sleep,
love, interact with other humankind. To learn is absolutely fascinating, and to teach is a great
experience.