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Tales of the Hasidim p.113 
"Origin
They say that the Great Maggid had purified and unified his body and spirit so utterly that his body was as his spirit, and his spirit was as his body.  Therefore in the hour he begot his son, a pure spirit from the world of angels entered his wife's womb, and from there it was born for a brief space into the world of man." [Abraham, the Angel].

How is this unlike the Virgin Mary conceiving by the Holy Spirit and bearing Jesus? 

Hasidim p. 121 
"The Breaking of the Vessels 
Rabbi Pinchas said:  'We all know that very long ago, when God was building worlds and tearing them down, the vessels broke because they could not endure the abundance poured into them.  But through this, light penetrated to the lower worlds and they did not remain in darkness. It is the same with the breaking of vessels in the soul of the zaddik.'" 

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