Martin Buber
1878-1965 • Austrian-Israeli
Jewish Mysticism
Jewish philosopher known for I and Thou and his collections of Hasidic tales. Taught that the divine is found in authentic encounter.
Key Works
- I and Thou
- Tales of the Hasidim
- The Way of Man
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Quotes by Martin Buber
104 quotes“The Hasidic master Rabbi Zusya said: 'In the world to come, they will not ask me, why were you not Moses? They will ask me, why were you not Zusya?'”
zusyaTales of the Hasidim
“Be Zusya. Be the unrepeatable self you are.”
authenticityTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“This is the central commandment of Hasidism.”
hasidismTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“And it is, in different language, the central commandment of every authentic spiritual tradition.”
authenticityTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“Each Hasidic master said the same thing in different words.”
mastersTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“Some emphasized joy. Some emphasized humility. Some emphasized service.”
joyTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“All said: live with God in the simple deeds of every day.”
godTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“This is the teaching of the Baal Shem Tov.”
baal-shem-tovTales of the Hasidim
“That every act, however small, can be a meeting with God.”
actTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“Eating. Working. Speaking. Resting. Each can be sacred.”
dailyTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“This is the central insight of Hasidism: that the holy is not elsewhere.”
holyTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“The holy is here, now, in this act, with this person.”
holyTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“To miss this is to miss God.”
missingTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“To attend to this is to encounter God.”
attentionTales of the Hasidim (paraphrase)
“The path is not somewhere else. The path is right here, where you stand.”
pathThe Way of Man
“Begin where you are. With whom you are. With what you have.”
beginningThe Way of Man
“This is the way of man according to the teachings of Hasidism.”
wayThe Way of Man
“Each person has a particular path. No two are alike.”
pathThe Way of Man
“Discover yours.”
discoveryThe Way of Man
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