He is a very big G‑d. As soon as you take up any space at all, there is no room left for Him.
But take no space at all, and He gives you the entire universe.
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
August 16, 2017
Empty Your Self
Turn off your narrow focused mind filled with selfish thoughts, desires and intentions in order to open your heart to others.
Step out of yourself in order to join the hearts of others who aspire to connect with the Universal Mind.
The wisdom of kabbalah teaches us how to unite to become part of this one integral consciousness - part of the Mind of G_d.
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The less space you take the more you own How can you take no space at all when G-d made you in his image ?..
How can you be in partnership with G-d to do the ongoing work of creation is you have no space?
I would ask the questions in reverse as well.
How can you , who G-d made in his image take all the space, then there will be no space for G-d?
How can you share in the co-creation with G-d if you take all the space ?
To do our work we need presence and that takes space. To me the questions become ones of balance and integrity of purpose.