Higher Truth

There are many truths. There is a truth for every being and for every particle of the universe, for each one reflects its Master in a different way.

To seek truth means more than finding your own truth. It means finding a truth that works for you and for the other guy, for now and forever, in this place and everywhere, for the body and for the soul, for the sage and for the young, innocent child.

The higher the truth, the fewer boundaries it knows.

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Rebbe means teacher. Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson is seventh in a prestigious line of chassidic rebbes. Even after his passing, he is known worldwide as simply "The Rebbe"- a Rebbe for any person in the world. This book offers every person a taste of the Rebbe's wisdom, condensed from over 50 years of letters, public talks, private conversations, and written works. Presented in an accessible format.

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Cynthia June 19, 2013

Higher truth Tehillim 25:5 "Direct me with Your truth..." with HaShem there is only one truth.who are we humans to have another truth? I look at nature and see one truth, only one law of physics.is gravity only truth to me to me? Yeshayahu 29:9. ? Reply

Anonymous USA June 19, 2013

April 13 , 2011. I received this same dose of wisdom. I made my comment then. To-day I am even more anxious of knowing that truth of the Most High. This is such a complicate world. There are many lies. One reach out for friendship, find it is difficult to achieve. It seems every one is living its own world. Separate from the Truth of G-d. Each have their own religion. When I ask, they say I serve, worship, my own way. Is there such a thing. Where is the Word of G-d given in Sinai? The whole world seems to have It. But interpreted "their own way." Do we hear? Do we see It? Do we grasp its True meaning? How can one hear, see, write, and do, what so many asks? I need, I belief, to seek for the Truth. How can I find it? Through seeking His Oneness, His Precious Presence. Standing as a warrior stands at the Command of the Most High. Then, I shall go to the battle. Knowing that He gave me the right Command, and therefore, He faithfully will stand by my side. Reply

Karin Kruger June 19, 2013

Small truths Within the Tao, read as a teen-ager in shul when we were taught about other religions, was an allegory that stuck - "a deer eats vegetation, a lion eats meat, man eats both; of these, which is the Absolute Truth?" The Rebbe said it in much simpler words.

A few years later, I heard a rabbi talking about converts; he called them "choosing Jews" and made the statement "had I not been born Jewish, I would have chosen to be Jewish." In the simplest of words, that sums up my truth ... I believe in One G-d. Period. Judaism is the only religion that teaches that truth.

At the same time I can't go to a Christian or Muslim and tell them their way is wrong - after all, it does say in the Amidah that there are many paths to heaven. What I can and do tell them is "I'm not going to tell you my way is right and your way is wrong or your way is right and mine is wrong, BUT I will tell you that your way is wrong for me the same way as my way is wrong for you." Reply

Rabbi Tzvi Freeman April 17, 2011

For Mark in Ottawa The Talmud tells the story of an extended debate between the students of Shammai and the students of Hillel. Finally, they heard a voice from heaven declare, "Both are the words of the living G-d! But the halacha is according to the students of Hillel."

Now that's Jewish. Reply

Mr. David Freeman April 14, 2011

The Higher Truth Absolutly brilliant description of the truth to aspire to. Thank you. This sets me a much better target to set for my search for the truth in whatever I may seek. Reply

Anonymous crestview, fl April 13, 2011

higher truth excellent point... thank you for bringing that to my consiousness. Reply

Mark Ottaw, Ontario, Canada April 13, 2011

Many truths? I was taught that there is one unalterable truth. Many truths implies relativism. Isn't that against Jewish principles? Reply

margaret mesa, Arizona, USA April 13, 2011

Higher Truth Lets seek for G-d's truth, for His truth surpassess all truth in the Universe. Blessed be He. Reply

Anonymous Ma. April 13, 2011

The higher the truth the fewer the boundries I am wondering abut this specific truth and how to address it? Are some individuals being bashed around because of the decpetion or ambition of other individuals?The deceptive means are small acts like a misdated paper, subtle and then denied. Intermittently these acts are a possible honest mistake. It is impossible to explain the real different from the imagined acts without sounding confusing and keeping a diary of real proof.

I recently read a newspaper article that a person is going to court because a neighbor looked scarey to them walking down the street. Or a neighbor did not respond when asked to turn the music down. In the article,the person went to court and stated "the neighbor does it just to annoy me." Is he paranoid? "He was asked and did not repond." How do we address this out of court? Is it a sense of entitlement? Inability to talk? Small acts of bullying led to heinous crimes in the past. What truth are we buying into and at what cost to our connection to our souls Reply

Anonymous April 13, 2011

Truth This hits the place. Reply

Michal Germany April 13, 2011

Higher truth It is so true: The higher the truth, the fewer boundary it knows.
And we are connected to this truth, that has no boundaries. And the nearer we get to it, the less boundaries for us tiny finite human beings.
Thanks, Rabbi Freeman, to tell us this in the beginning of a new day! Reply

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