There are three kinds of friends in the world. An ordinary person sees only who you are; for that you don't need a friend. Then there's a friend who sees in you what you can be. And then there's the real holy Friend, and the presence of this Friend you are already.
Some people sleep until morning. Others know they have to bring the morning.
There is no tears without joy; there is no joy without tears.
In Kabbalah, as in the Hassidic tradition, you cure the body, but you fix the soul. Curing takes time, but fixing, if you know how to do it, is immediate.
On Shabbat something happens to the world - the world becomes infinite again.
