Pirkei Avot 2:4
משנה אבות ב׳:ד׳
Pirkei Avot 2:4
Rabban Gamliel teaches: 'Make His will as your will, so that He will make your will as His will.' Chassidic masters cite this as the essence of bitachon — by surrendering personal will entirely to God, one merges with divine providence and trust becomes effortless.
הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, עֲשֵׂה רְצוֹנוֹ כִרְצוֹנְךָ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה רְצוֹנְךָ כִרְצוֹנוֹ. בַּטֵּל רְצוֹנְךָ מִפְּנֵי רְצוֹנוֹ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּבַטֵּל רְצוֹן אֲחֵרִים מִפְּנֵי רְצוֹנֶךָ.
He used to say: do His will as though it were your will, so that He will do your will as though it were His. Set aside your will in the face of His will, so that he may set aside the will of others for the sake of your will. Hillel said: do not separate yourself from the community, Do not trust in yourself until the day of your death, Do not judge your fellow man until you have reached his place.
See also
- Berakhot 6aunverifiedFiled under: Hashgachah Pratit I – The Nature and Dynamics of Divine Providence
- Psalms 113:5unverifiedFiled under: Hashgachah Pratit I – The Nature and Dynamics of Divine Providence
- Bereshit Rabbah 10:6unverifiedFiled under: Hashgachah Pratit I – The Nature and Dynamics of Divine Providence