Monday, March 30, 2009
Schneerson, Con't
No one can predict the tomorrow of a human being. We move from abject poverty to opulent wealth on the spur of a moment, from hedonism to spiritual heights in a sudden flash. We are creatures who know no bounds, with limitless power to be whatever we want to be. We get stuck - but not from a shortage of power. Rather, it is from our failure to recognize the knots with which we have tied ourselves. No one is a greater tyrant than your friendly neighbor. Or fellow workers at the office. Or friends...
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Friday, March 27, 2009
More From Rabbi Schneerson
To love is to sigh at another's sorrow, to rejoice at another's good fortune. To love is the deepest of all pleasures. When two people live together, care for each other, weather storms together and one day they discover that they cannot live without each other, that is love. You don't fall in love. You create love. What is the difference between kindness and compassion? Kindness gives to another. Compassion knows no "other."
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Bernard Lewis and the Clash of Civilizations
Bernard Lewis, Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University makes this observation; "Both Christians and Muslims regard their truths as universal and exclusive. Jewish tradition in the Talmud clearly states that the righteous of all peoples have a place in heaven - and most other religions, such as the Hindu - tend to be regional or ethnic. Only Christianity and Islam proclaim their message to all humanity, while also believing they are the fortunate recipient of God's...
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
Schneerson, Con't
Once you have found the meaning of life, will there be enough life left to live meaningfully? Better to live life as you know how and find more meaning as you go along. You will gain and so will those you influence. Nobody ever demanded that you unravel every mystery of the cosmos. There are things we will come to understand and things we will never fathom in our lifetimes - as well as things that are just beyond the gray matter within the human skull. As humans, we are indignant about such...
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