If you have been offended, take it as a push to work on yourself. Then, the offenses will disappear—they will transform into new opportunities to explore the world.
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The situation is always wiser than us.
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When you realize there are no culprits, you start to develop.
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If you want to be happy, do not make claims against anyone or anything.
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The less we depend on human happiness, the more we can have it.
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By changing ourselves, we change the world around us.
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The essence of repentance is the striving for God and the desire to change oneself.
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The commandments «Love your neighbor as yourself» and «Love your enemies» mean that since we are one on a subtle level, hatred towards another person and the wish for their death are equivalent to wishing death upon ourselves and our children.
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If you don't want to take a spoon of bitter medicine, they'll pour a glass; if you don't want to take a glass, they'll pour a bucket.
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The less human logic there is in a situation, the more divine logic there is in it.
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The future is the territory of God.
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The meaning of life lies in love for God, in accumulating this feeling, and helping people is the development of the earthly and the realization of accumulated love.
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Take Love seriously, but treat problems lightly and with humor.
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The highest prayer happens without words. It is simply the preservation and increase of the feeling of love in any situation.
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Forget about your body; heal your soul. It will recover, and your body will recover with it.
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