Wisdom to Heal the Earth - Meditations and Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Quotes by Tzvi Freeman
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Wisdom to Heal the Earth - Meditations and Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Quotes by Tzvi Freeman
‘Well,’ said the Rebbe, ‘I will tell you what you must do and teach others to do. Regard every person – familiar or a stranger, young or old, learned or unlearned, observant or unobservant – as if he or she might be the Messiah, for the Messiah will surely come in disguise. If only we would do this, we would find that, without our realizing it, the
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The rebbe quoted his great great great grandfather (Tzemach Tzedek, 3rd rebbe of chabad), “ Tracht gut, vet zayn gut!” (=Think good, and it will be good).We have the power to affect our own reality for the better with our positive thoughts. We might not be always control our circumstances but we can control our mindset.
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If goodness will not be imposed by power, then the human must be educated toward perfection. The rabbis conceive of God as teacher and pedagogue—teaching Torah to Israel and to the world. This also explains why, in the words of Ethics of the Fathers (chapter 6, Mishnah 2), “the only truly free person is one who studies Torah.”
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"Whatever Hashem does is for the very best" (Berachos 60b).
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the great formula of Rebbe Nachman, for example—If anyone has hurt or harmed me, knowingly or unknowingly, I forgive them—we are planting the seeds of forgiveness and love.
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Be an optimist and choose words carefully. The Rebbe was adamant about the power of words. He implored positive word choice. For example, choosing names for hospitals that focus on being health centers rather than places for the sick or incurable.
Be a fearless leader. To be a great leader, one must create leaders, rather than followers. The Rebbe e
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The point of the dialogue between earth and heaven is not to receive answers. It is to acquire, through our encounter with God, the strength to carry on, to reengage with life, to build, rescue and heal.
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When God helps you to pray you will be able to express yourself before Him in the same way that a person speaks to a friend. You should get into the habit of talking to God like this. As if you were speaking to your teacher or your friend. For God is close by. He can be found everywhere. The whole earth is full of His glory