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"Think Good and It Will Be Good" Originally said in [[Yiddish]]: "Tracht gut vet zein gut" by [[the Tzemach Tzedek]] when someone asked for a refuah (healing) for a sick person.<ref>See ''Igros Kodesh of the Frierdiker Rebbe''r, Vol. 2, p. 537, and Vol. 7, p. 197.</ref>[[File:דבקית חשוב טוב.jpeg|thumb|Sticker for Publicizing the Phrase "Think Good and It Will Be Good"]] | "Think Good and It Will Be Good" Originally said in [[Yiddish]]: "Tracht gut vet zein gut" by [[the Tzemach Tzedek]] when someone asked for a refuah (healing) for a sick person.<ref>See ''Igros Kodesh of the Frierdiker Rebbe''r, Vol. 2, p. 537, and Vol. 7, p. 197.</ref>[[File:דבקית חשוב טוב.jpeg|thumb|Sticker for Publicizing the Phrase "Think Good and It Will Be Good"]] | ||
== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
The Frierdiker Rebbe (Previous Rebbe) first publicized this saying, and the Rebbe later promoted it with great enthusiasm (shturam). This response became a fundamental principle in Chabad Chassidus, expressing the importance of the power of thought and its ability to change reality. | [[The Rebbe Rayatz|The Frierdiker Rebbe]] (Previous Rebbe) first publicized this saying, and the Rebbe later promoted it with great enthusiasm (shturam). This response became a fundamental principle in Chabad Chassidus, expressing the importance of the power of thought and its ability to change reality. | ||
== Meaning == | == Meaning == | ||
The meaning of this saying is that positive thought alone - meaning the very essence of emunah and bitachon (faith and trust) - brings good results in a revealed and visible way.[[File:חשוב טוב.jpg|thumb|Truck Advertising "Think Good and It Will Be Good"]]The Rebbe explained this in accordance with the Baal Shem Tov's teaching: "Wherever a person's thoughts are, that's where they are," meaning that following the thought, a physical change for the good is effected. | The meaning of this saying is that positive thought alone - meaning the very essence of emunah and bitachon (faith and trust) - brings good results in a revealed and visible way.[[File:חשוב טוב.jpg|thumb|Truck Advertising "Think Good and It Will Be Good"]]The Rebbe explained this in accordance with the Baal Shem Tov's teaching: "Wherever a person's thoughts are, that's where they are," meaning that following the thought, a physical change for the good is effected. | ||
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[[Category:Concepts in Chassidic teachings]] | [[Category:Concepts in Chassidic teachings]] | ||
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