The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too

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Two Types of Heartbreak

Two Types of Heartbreak

Jan 15, 2023-- "A disciple asks the rebbe: Why does Torah tell us to place these words upon your hearts? Why does it not tell us to place these holy words in our hearts? The rebbe answers: It is because as we are, our hearts are closed, and we cannot place the holy words in our hearts. So we place them on top of our hearts. And there they stay until, one day, the heart breaks and the words fall in. The following passage by Parker Palmer on heartbreak, opens with this Hasidic tale... (2825 reads)


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