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In Sefer HaMaamarim<ref>תש"ט</ref> it is recorded that throughout the generations, elder Chassidim would warn their students to remember how each time of year was observed by Chassidim in earlier times - how Chassidim of old experienced Elul, the days of Selichos, preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the time of our rejoicing, weekdays, [[Shabbos]] and holidays.

Elder Chassidim would say: "Who is a Chassid? One who has mastery over himself<ref>Sefer HaSichos 5697 page 240</ref>." The Rebbe Rashab said: "A Chassid creates an environment around himself. If there is no environment around him - he must examine himself well, his personal state. This fact alone - that he does not create an environment - should break him, and he should ask himself: What am I doing in the world?"

Elder Chassidim would say: "Who is a Chassid? One who has mastery over himself"<ref>Sefer HaSichos 5697 page 240</ref>.The Rebbe Rashab said: "A Chassid creates an environment around himself. If there is no environment around him - he must examine himself well, his personal state. This fact alone - that he does not create an environment - should break him, and he should ask himself: What am I doing in the world?"

The Rebbe Rashab also said: "An older Chassid must dedicate himself to guiding young married men, and the more one guides others, the more one must guide oneself doubly." However, among Chassidim they didn't use the term 'old Chassid', rather they said 'older Chassid' ('an elterer Chassid'). Once they told the Rebbe Rayatz that his faithful secretary, the Chassid Reb Yechezkel Feigin, remarked: "A Chassid never grows old," and the Rebbe greatly enjoyed this saying.

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 In Sefer HaMaamarim<ref>תש"ט</ref> it is recorded that throughout the generations, elder Chassidim would warn their students to remember how each time of year was observed by Chassidim in earlier times - how Chassidim of old experienced Elul, the days of Selichos, preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the time of our rejoicing, weekdays, [[Shabbos]] and holidays.
-Elder Chassidim would say: "Who is a Chassid? One who has mastery over himself<ref>Sefer HaSichos 5697 page 240</ref>." The Rebbe Rashab said: "A Chassid creates an environment around himself. If there is no environment around him - he must examine himself well, his personal state. This fact alone - that he does not create an environment - should break him, and he should ask himself: What am I doing in the world?"
+Elder Chassidim would say: "Who is a Chassid? One who has mastery over himself"<ref>Sefer HaSichos 5697 page 240</ref>.The Rebbe Rashab said: "A Chassid creates an environment around himself. If there is no environment around him - he must examine himself well, his personal state. This fact alone - that he does not create an environment - should break him, and he should ask himself: What am I doing in the world?"
 The Rebbe Rashab also said: "An older Chassid must dedicate himself to guiding young married men, and the more one guides others, the more one must guide oneself doubly." However, among Chassidim they didn't use the term 'old Chassid', rather they said 'older Chassid' ('an elterer Chassid'). Once they told the Rebbe Rayatz that his faithful secretary, the Chassid Reb Yechezkel Feigin, remarked: "A Chassid never grows old," and the Rebbe greatly enjoyed this saying.