Deeper than the wisdom to create is the wisdom to repair.
And so, G‑d built failure into His world, so that He could give Man His deepest wisdom:
The wisdom to repair.
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. Subscribe and get your dose daily. To order Rabbi Freeman’s latest book, Wisdom to Heal the Earth, click here.
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Brenda
Toronto, Canada
April 24, 2013
From self-love to Unconditional Love - The Repair
He shattered the perfect harmony He gave between us so that we could learn how to exit self-love to unconditional love of others.
We need to discover how to pass His light (wisdom and spiritual pleasures) through us to others - thereby we bring contentment to Him. Meanwhile, the evil is only given to consciously recognize it and then request it's gradual correction. These are the authentic spiritual mitzvot we need to do until Gamar Tikkun (Final Correction)
Then the Kabbalists tell us, we will understand the meaning of the divine quality of unconditional Love. We will be rewarded His wisdom and revealation of G_dliness.
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John smith
FL
April 24, 2013
I am not I am not an intelligent enough person to repair what G-d has created although reading your material helps me get through the cycle. To realize the I am not the only fool on the planet helps. Reply
repair i love this!! maybe i just like to repair things? that G-d actually built failure into His world is very comforting to me personally! as a simple ordinary person, a few prayers will help for guidance (although in our souls, we know - don't we?)
(...to 'i am not' -- you sure aren't the only fool on the planet, you've got plenty of company!!!!...)