Sunday, September 05, 2004
Is Judaism a Theocracy? | Chabad.org > Magazine >
Is Judaism a Theocracy? | Chabad.org > Magazine >: "At a farbrengen (Chassidic gathering) with his Chassidim on Purim of 1963, the Rebbe said:
Our generation has been granted opportunities that have never been granted before. There has come about a tremendous awakening for what is being called 'a return to the source.' That name, however, implies that one must journey a great and long distance to reach this source, when in truth every individual, whether righteous or iniquitous, possesses a soul that is a 'part of G-d above.' So he need not journey anywhere to reach the source, which resides in his own mind and heart; he need only remove the covering that conceals it. But since he does not know the means by which to remove the covering, he goes around proclaiming his hunger and thirst."
Our generation has been granted opportunities that have never been granted before. There has come about a tremendous awakening for what is being called 'a return to the source.' That name, however, implies that one must journey a great and long distance to reach this source, when in truth every individual, whether righteous or iniquitous, possesses a soul that is a 'part of G-d above.' So he need not journey anywhere to reach the source, which resides in his own mind and heart; he need only remove the covering that conceals it. But since he does not know the means by which to remove the covering, he goes around proclaiming his hunger and thirst."
