Unless we believe that God renews creation every day, our prayers grow habitual and tedious.
If the Bible didn’t show us the weaknesses, the vulnerabilities, the sins of our heroes, we might have deep questions about their true virtue.
When a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.
To pull a friend out of the mire, don’t hesitate to get dirty.
The ideal of man is to be a revelation himself, clearly to recognize himself as a manifestation of God.
Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.
The central aspect of worship is the feeling of being at one with God.
Fear builds walls to bar the light.
A broom sweeps clean, and itself becomes soiled; cleanse yourself of those offenses of which you may feel guilty.
Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created.”
Mind is the foundation of man.
I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
Everything above and below is one unity.
If a man has beheld evil, he may know that it was shown to him in order that he learn his own guilt and repent; for what is shown to him is also within him.
As man acts, God reacts.
Pleasures are manifestations of God’s name.
Telling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.
For my sake, the entire world was created.
People should allow themselves the opportunity to really know what the unity of God means. To grasp a part of the nondivisible union is to grasp the whole.
Just as we love ourselves despite the shortcomings we have, so should we love others despite the shortcomings they have.