Nourishment for the Neshama: Recent Comments

Comment on Seal of Truth - Video by TorahOrh.org Life after Death experience The Soul on Trial

2012-02-05T09:17:38Z

Fascinating ... some doubts about it however the main lesson was about living a good life and helping others

Comment on Rabbi Labinsky's Pesach Shiur - Nullifying Ego

2011-12-11T17:40:07Z

Thank you!

Comment on What Rav Shalom Arush shlit'a said in a talk to his Yeshiva student body yesterday.

2011-09-12T16:52:09Z

It is generally true that everything is designed for us to turn to Hashem, to reach upward. All suffering and fear of suffering is to bring us back to the reality that there is only Hashem.

Comment on What Rav Shalom Arush shlit'a said in a talk to his Yeshiva student body yesterday.

2011-09-08T16:55:59Z

My thought: it is possible the "march" is a metaphor for proposing an idea.

source for article? http://lazerbrody.typepad.com/lazer_beams/2011/09/september-21st-what-did-rav-shalom-really-say.html

Comment on Doing Teshuva Now - Rabbi Glazerson shows in Bible Codes - geula depends on teshuva - teshuva now is crucial

2011-08-19T11:06:18Z

I think he said that it was from Masei in Bamidbar Numbers and others were throughout the Torah, a spacing of over 2000 letters from Beresheis throughout.

This one is a continuation of the same table (Masei) on Asher Dahan's name :

Comment on Doing Teshuva Now - Rabbi Glazerson shows in Bible Codes - geula depends on teshuva - teshuva now is crucial

2011-08-19T03:19:46Z

During World War II Rabbi Yosef Y. Schneerson proclaimed, "L'alter l'Teshuva, l'alter l'Geulah!" and that was considered radical. Now, we must live with this statement, because Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson taught that Moshiach is ready to come now; we need to add in goodness and kindness, and open our eyes to see Geulah. If ten, or even 3 or even one of us would do everything possible to bring it, it would happen. Learning what the Rebbes of Chabad taught about Moshiach is a crucial part of the teshuva of the Litvak etc. world. Yes, it is true. And of course it includes those who are talmidei talmidov shel haRabbi.

BTW the Rebbe taught that Am Yisrael has done enough teshuva to merit Moshiach, since we add the goodness together from all doros, but the evil never gets added together!

Kaveh el HaShem, chazak v'yametz libecha!

See this website for Mamars of the Rabi:
www.dvarmalchus.org

PS. Also: order the book, "Rectifying the State of Israel" at www.inner.org

Comment on Doing Teshuva Now - Rabbi Glazerson shows in Bible Codes - geula depends on teshuva - teshuva now is crucial

2011-08-19T03:04:30Z

I didn't hear the name of the Parasha mentioned. What was it, regarding the codes?

Comment on Important Shiur on Tisha B'Av - How do we prepare this year for the 9th of Av? Rebbetzin Tzipora Harris

2011-08-03T02:49:14Z

Thank you so very much for your words of insight and guidance.

Comment on Disconnecting Self-Esteem from Ego For Health of Each

2011-07-01T15:15:11Z

Ultimately what I am suggesting is that free will is meeting place of the upper and lower soul and is like a knee cap connecting two distinct spectrums (one leg but two entirely separate bones). We have to know which spectrum our emotions and ideas are coming from in order to choose truth from falsehood, good from evil, Gdcentered action from egocentered action. WHAT GETS IN THE WAY THE MOST IS CONFUSION OVER WHERE OUR SELF-ESTEEM COMES FROM. Confusion is when we attribute self esteem to the ego and lower self spectrum because healthy self-esteem can only come from comprehension that we have an aspect of the Divine image within us that we can choose or not to bring out. Whether or not we bring it out, the very reality that we COULD bring it out is to be respected. The more we grow in choosing to bring out Hashem's attributes, the more we draw closer to Him.

Comment on Disconnecting Self-Esteem from Ego For Health of Each

2011-06-30T22:18:18Z

Hi Tziporah

Thanks for writing...I appreciate it!

Perhaps that substance in the center is behira? With our free will, when we bring out something that pleases or displeases Hashem, could that be how we create the container for the Divine Image? When we search out our inward challenges for the purpose of using free will to choose truth over falsehood, good over evil, etc.,we exert energy to bring out HIs image and the behira energy we create has a huge ripple effect.. Does that sound like we became the container for attracting and holding Divinity? I think so, do you?

Behira is our free will point..it is the battlefront of the yetzer Hara and yetzer tov

We have a free will choice at all moments to choose between what is pleasing to Gd (Gd centered) and what is pleasing to us (ego centered.) Sometimes they are in quite a conflict (when we are upset, will we keep a low voice and respectful tone?)

When we choose to do what is pleasing to Hashem, we are rising above our limitation and actually bringing out what Hashem would like, which is holy. We make ourselves a vessel to do Hashem's will.

I think the knee idea is just how we make ourselves into vessels as you describe

That's very well put as usual, Shuli...but I can't remember (sigh) the meaning of behira; maybe just b/c I'm tired...At any rate, just to mention that you said "when we bring out something that pleases or displeases..." I think you might mean that when we bring out something that displeases Hashem, but choose the high road, so to speak--then we can create 'room' for a vessel...I'm not sure if I'm on the same page, but I am getting a lot out of this.

Behira is our free will point..it is the battlefront of the yetzer Hara and yetzer tov. We have a free will choice at all moments to choose between what is pleasing to Gd (Gd centered) and what is pleasing to us (ego centered.) Sometimes they are in quite a conflict (when we are upset, will we keep a low voice and respectful tone?)

When we choose to do what is pleasing to Hashem, we are rising above our limitation and actually bringing out what Hashem would like, which is holy. We make ourselves a vessel to do Hashem's will.