Once after prayer, a disciple of the Baal Shem asked to tell him what he saw.
“I ascended to heaven,” Besht said simply, “and this time I saw more wonderful things than in all the time since I acquired heavenly knowledge.” Glory to Unity!
-Can I see things like this? - asked the student, holding his breath.
- No, not “you.”
The student felt discouraged, and the Baal Shem continued:
- Not you, for this “you” must be destroyed. You must merge with the Unity.
- But how?
— Focus your thoughts on God; forget yourself.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru