Quotes from the Rebbe
By zevi770 · June 2, 2016
Basi ligani 5751
When God made the world his main presence was not in heaven but on earth (particularly the Garden of Eden).
When man sinned this caused the presence of God to remove from this world, and at the giving of the Torah it returned.
Because we are in the seventh generation (from the Alter Rebbe) and we know all sevenths are unique – imbued with extraordinary potential – hence it is our job like Moshe did to bring back the Shechina.
The entire purpose of creation – our world! ( not heaven but earth.)
Just as in one home a person lets his hair down – is himself – similarly is God’s desire.
Our purpose in life is to take our passion and instead of using it for selfish aims, use it for selfless.
God feels at home when we transform our selfish passions to selfless.
We must be like Abraham who sought not anything but to fulfilled the Divine intent; namely to give up one’s self interest.
Our generation was given the unique Divine potential to cause the Shechina – the marriage between God and man, wherein, united in such an infinitely personal and simply real union, like an old married couple, they innately realize one another’s every nuanced expression.