Deepak Chopra Collection by Chopra Deepak

Author:Chopra, Deepak
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-05-17T16:00:00+00:00

The reason he emphasized prayer and total observance was not to conform to the law, but to open a way for purity. The world as reflected in the eyes of a pure soul is perfect; the feeling it arouses is bliss, a sure sign of connection to God. The implication for impurity was just as obvious:

But should you look upon your fellow man and see a blemish, it is your own imperfection that you are encountering—you are being shown what it is that you must correct within yourself.

The Baal Shem Tov was appalled by cynical teachers who pawned off fake miracles, and even more appalled by the rise of a self-proclaimed messiah, Jacob Frank, who eventually went so far overboard that he wanted his followers baptized, like Christians. It’s easy to forget that when the New Testament was written, one of its aims was to prove that Jesus of Nazareth was a good rabbi, fulfilling the law rather than breaking it. The Baal Shem Tov appears to reach across such boundaries also, as when he quotes Leviticus:

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. (19:18)

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