If the Ba'al Sehem Tov made available pure joy and will, the Maggid of Mezritch made accessible the creative processes of the preconscious, and Reb Shneur Zalman made applicable the treasures of wisdom, then the contribution of Reb Dov Bear of Lubavitch is that of broadening it all into conceptual understanding and contemplative know-how.
— Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Wrapped in A Holy Flame