Tzava'at HaRivash Chapter 53
Can copy this into an AI, or connect the whole library to your assistant. For deeper learning, you can directly use the original seforim, sites, and apps.
ישים עצמו כמי שאינו כדאיתא בגמרא על פסוק והחכמה מאין תמצא. והכוונה שיחשוב כמו שאינו בעוה"ז מה תועלת יהי' שאהי' חשוב בעיני ב"א.
The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020
One should consider himself as if he does not exist, as it states in the Talmud⁸⁶ regarding the verse,⁸⁷ “Wisdom is found from nothingness.” The intention is that one should consider himself as if he is not in this world, in which case it is of no consequence to him whether he is important in the eyes of others or not.
footnotes: ⁸⁶ Talmud Bavli, Sota 21b ⁸⁷ Job 28:12