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Human prayer that is properly intended is above, in the supernal depths, according to the secret of the point of Zion; and there is the secret place of the holy…
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Ḥayim Vital
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
Second half of the 16th Century
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For man to resemble his Creator according to the secret of the Supernal Crown he must possess, too, many of the chief qualities of the divine providence.
- The quality of humility includes all qualities…
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Moses Cordovero
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Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
Mid–16th Century
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Indeed, what is necessary is precisely to “cast away the mind,” because it is necessary to cast aside all rational processes and serve God simply. This is because a person’s deeds should outweigh his…
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Nachman of Bratslav
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Bratslav, Russian Empire (Bratslav, Ukraine)
Date:
1809
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King Solomon, of blessed memory, wrote in Proverbs that one ought not to be too pious and one ought not to do too much evil. [The allusion, however, is to Ecclesiastes 7:16–17.] Accordingly, our sages…
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Zvi Hirsch Koidanover
Places:
Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire
Date:
1705
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As it is written in the Zohar, Shelakh lekha: Women are privileged to merit the joy of the righteous who do the work of the Lord. They establish merit for their portion among the righteous. Men and…
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Simon Frankfurt
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1703