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LIVING TORAH 25 TINYANA: "THE GREATNESS OF HISBODEDUS"

I. SPIRITUAL GOALS . 1. " Going with the Torah " : this should be a dynamic process, not just learning, but doing, living, and changing. 2. " The Ripple Effects of Hisbodedus " : -  b eing happy throughout the day , as a result of spending an hour a day in hisbodedus. - maintaining the feeling of closeness to Hashem  felt during hisbodedus during the entire day, which should result in a high level of emuna . 3. " Mind Over Matter " :  - learning to devote the main body of my hisbodedus to asking for the spiritual and not for the material (based on "Likutei Halochos", "Hilchos Rosh Chodesh" 5). - becoming willing  to sacrifice for the sake of spirituality and to pay for spiritual advances with material losses and inconveniences. II. SPIRITUAL PRACTICES . 1. General Practices . a)  Giving  tzedakah at the beginning of this new project. to "open the door" into it (based on Torah 4 Tinyana). b)  Saying a prayer on this Torah f...

LIVING TORAH 73 TINYANA

I SPIRITUAL GOALS . 1.  " Going  with the Torah " : this should be a dynamic process, not just learning, but doing, living, and changing. 2.  Discovering what my personal  teshuvah   should consist  o f . 3. Finding my individual path in avodas Hashem according to the root of my neshama (as explained in " Hishtapchus HaNefesh " #1 based on this Torah). 4. Overcoming the obstacles that are keeping me back if I feel that my individual gate remains closed. 5. Accessing the advice coming from the Fiftieth Gate of Kedusha (based on " Likutei Halochos ", " Hilchos Krias Shema 5 ") that can help me both to find my path and to navigate challenging situations in my personal life. 6.  Leaving my personal exile, so that my life becomes more productive and meaningful, giving me greater closeness to Hashem (based on " Likutei Tefilos "). 7. In my prayers and hisbodedus, trying to concentrate on requests for the spiritual,  like Dovid HaMele...

LIVING TORAH 22 - STEP BY STEP

 I NAASEH AND NISHMAH . 1. Naaseh : keeping all the Breslov practices that are already a regular part of your life; a sample list can be found here: https://likuteishiurim.blogspot.com/2022/11/aprogram-of-daily-practical-spiritual.html. 2. Nishmah : a) choose some new level that is currently above you but that you really like to reach, for example, "going with the Torahs" in "Likutei Moharan" the way Rabbeinu intended; b) regularly ask Hashem in your hisbodedus to help you achieve this new level. 1. Try to determine how exactly this brazenness manifests itself in your case: powerful physical desires, unhelpful fears and worries, depression, constant dissatisfaction, emotional hunger, etc. This will help you to identify all this as something you want to conquer and so to avoid getting drawn into this emotions and desires. II CONQUERING BRAZENNESS OF THE BODY: 1.  with sounds of holiness :  a) singing; b) sighing over your low spiritual level; c) dancing, particular...

LIVING TORAH 31, THE WAY RABBEINU WANTED

  THE END GOALS . 1. Meriting  kisufin tovim (good desires and yearnings), which will rectify all that goes wrong in our lives (this idea is based on "Likutei Halochos", "Hodaya 5"). 2. Achieving the level of  "sustenance in the aspect of lechem hapanim " (holy bread in the Bais HaMikdash ) where a person no longer perceives that they have to leave the realm of kedushah  in order to have what to live on. THE REQUISITE PRACTICES . 1. Giving tzedakah :  a) to poor people for their Shabbos needs; b) before traveling. 2. Celebrating and observing Shabbos : a) by preparing special food and clothing; b) by being joyous; c) be being careful to observe all the relevant halochos ; d) by talking differently than on the weekdays; e) by bringing the holiness of Shabbos into the six days of the week. 3. Developing emunah : a) that Hashem created the world and continues to govern it with Hashgacha Pratis ; b) that when we give tzedakah to a poor person, we're in f...

LIVING TORAH 25 , THE WAY RABBEINU WANTED

"All of the Rebbe's Torahs contain awesome depth, plumbing the deepest mysteries and loftiest secrets. Still, he emphasized that the main thing was their simple meaning, and that we should put this into practice as he taught." ( Sichos HaRan  131). I GENERAL PRACTICES . - Saying a prayer from "Likutei Tefilos" on this Torah. - Doing hisbodedus : asking Hashem to help me practically fulfil this Torah to the best of my ability. (Rabbi Ozer Bergman's book "Where Earth and Heaven Kiss" has a chapter "Turning Torah into Tefilah" (p. 176)  with a very clear explanation of how to actually do this.) II SPECIFIC PRACTICES . This list is based on Torah 25, "Likutei Halochos", and "Likutei Tefilos".. 1. Working with the Medameh  (Imagination) : a) overcoming its negative aspects: fighting illusions, compulsive thoughts, and physical desires that are too strong and keep me away from the spiritual; b) utilizing its positive aspects...

LIVING TORAH 2 TINYANA

  LIVING TORAH 2 TINYANA I General Practices 1. Saying the prayer about this Torah from “Likutei Tefilos”. 2. Doing hisbodedus on this Torah, asking Hashem to help us understand it properly and apply it to our lives as much as we can. II Special Practices Related to this Torah 1. Feeling and expressing gratitude to Hashem, as well as maintaining a positive attitude throughout the day. It might be helpful to say the following declaration every morning, "Today, I'm going to focus on being grateful to Hashem and seeing the positive in everything." Also, it's good to choose one point and to concentrate on being grateful for it throughout the day. For example, "I'm so fortunate to be part of Breslov and to have  such a great Rebbe! " 2. Saying Chapter 100 of Tehillim (" Mizmor LeSodah "). 3. Learning Halacha: a) choosing a book on practical Halacha and learning it in order; b) studying works that help strengthen...

BRESLOV RULES

  - כללי ברסלב BRESLOV RULES I בין אדם למקום 1 . העיקר הוא האמונה , וצריך כל אחד לחפש את עצמו עם אמונתו שלמה , ולחזק את עצמו באמונתו תמיד . קצור ליקוטי מוהרן תנינא , תורה ה 2. בכל יום בבוקר צריכין להתחיל לעסוק בעבודת ה’ מחדש . אוצר היראה , יראה ועבודה א 3 . צריך להית עקשן גדול בעבודת השם , לבלי להניח את מקומו , דהינו מע ט מקצת עבודתו שהתחיל , א ף אם יעבור עליו מה . ליקוטי מוהרן תנינא , תורה מח 4. צריך האדם לחזק את עצמו להתקרב לה’ יתברך תמיד מכל מה שיעב ו ר עליו בגוף ונפש וממון . אוצר היראה , התחזקות קט ו 5 . צריך אדם להודות לה’ יתברך בכל יום על הנסים והנפלאות שעושה עמו בכל יום . אוצר היראה , הודאה ג 6. צריך האדם לשמר עצמו מאד מכסופין רעים , וירגיל מחשבתו תמיד לכסף רק כסופין טובים שיתגעגע ויחשוק ויכסוף תמיד להתקרב לה’ יתברך ולעבודתו הקדושה . אוצר היראה , אמת וצדק כה 7 . בכל מקום שלומד אדם ואינו מבין – צריך לבכות הרבה לפני ה’ יתב ר ך שיאיר עיני ו ועל ידי זה יזכה להבי ן . אוצר היראה , תלמוד תורה כד 8 . כשלו...