Chassidus explains why. The goal of spiritual growth is not only to know the truth. It is to improve your personality so you can reveal more goodness in the world. Why? Because creation means experiencing yourself as...
Misdirected awe appears differently in every community. In some places, it may attach to money, status, success, politics, or social approval. In religious communities, it can attach to a spiritual leader, land...
It comes after the Messianic era (which may be an era that is for 1 day or 200+ years, depends on when all the Jewish people learn to trust the Creator is good and accept the leadership/teachings of the 'Moses' He...
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They are how intimacy with the Creator grows. Rabbi Avira taught that the ministering angels asked the Creator: “How can You show special favor to the Jewish people?
The Shema teaches the mind what to notice so the nervous system can begin to feel awe, pleasure, and love. “Listen, Israel: G-d [The Creator] is our Lord, G-d is one.” According to Chassidus, belief in one Creator...
Moses gives two reasons for G-d's choice of Yisrael: He found them worthy of His love, and because of His oath to their Patriarchs. The reason for His love is not given, but it may be because He knew Yisrael's...
It is fear of building in public. Building in public means other people will see your mistakes. 1. They will see your first version before it is your best version.
Chassidus explains its purpose. Together, they explain why healing has always been humanity's greatest responsibility. Humanity has needed more than 5,000 years to begin learning how to explain that the Creator needs us.
Humility means seeing yourself and other people honestly, then practicing compassionate boundaries that respect both your needs and theirs. People-pleasing means making another person’s emotional comfort your...
A question I’m often asked is, “What is a soulmate?” My answer is simple: whoever you marry is your soulmate. Chabad Chassidus teaches that even something as small as the color of the clothing you wear is not random...
That means no experience, emotion, or idea can fully contain Him. So how can human beings have a relationship with Someone who is beyond every description? By relating to what He continually gives.
Hate is personal, it treats the person’s existence as the problem. Anger says, “Something happened that hurt me, crossed a boundary, or needs to change.” Hate goes further.
A person can know, “This is painful,” “This is tragic,” or “This should make me sad,” but the sadness itself is not felt. Instead, they may experience the situation as humorous, even in a dark way, or they may only...
Sometimes it sounds like, “Everyone who challenges me is jealous.” Trauma-adaptive fight mode does not always sound like rage. Sometimes it sounds like certainty.
Teshuva means to return and come close. It means restoring a relationship from distance. That distance is not only caused by doing something wrong.
It is how you relate to yourself when no one else is there. Solitude is being with yourself by choice, not by fear or shame. Loneliness often comes from relating to yourself through fear, shame, or the feeling that you...
It takes effort to notice your thoughts, your shame, your fear, your body, your choices, and the way you react to other people. That effort can feel draining because you are no longer living only on autopilot. You are...
It means returning to relationship with the Creator, until life itself becomes a conversation with Him (you can even begin with saying you’re angry at Him). The Alter Rebbe explains that a relationship with the Creator...
It is what kind of cause makes the most sense. Some people believe the source of existence is ultimately blind, without intelligence, free choice, or purpose. Others believe the source of existence is an infinite...
A person notices the wisdom in creation, the way life is continually given, the importance of human choices, and the deeper patterns found in Torah and experience. These patterns help the mind recognize that the...
That may help explain why I have noticed that Gen Z Jews from many different backgrounds seem more open than previous generations to the idea that the Lubavitcher Rebbe is the Nasi HaDor: the leader of the generation...
Often they are choosing the only form of comfort they can still feel. When a person has learned to survive through fear, shame, or emotional numbness, physical comfort may feel much more real than a relationship with...
Instead, He created a world where humanity slowly becomes trustworthy enough to receive more of it. As we grow in humility, curiosity, compassion, responsibility, and healthy boundaries, we become more capable of...
“In a deeper sense, they exiled themselves.” - Zohar They did not yet know how to live in relationship with a Being whose giving was more vulnerable than theirs. The Creator gave them existence, life, pleasure...
The universe is full of wisdom, patterns, order, life, and consciousness. So it is hard to believe the source of all of that is blind and unaware, like a rock. This belief is also emotionally healthier.
It is believing you are treasured, that your life has meaning, and that your choices matter. That belief is strengthened every time you notice yourself choosing honesty, responsibility, kindness, courage, or healthy...
, helps a person notice the healthy patterns in Torah, creation, emotions, and relationships. As those patterns become clearer, faith becomes daas — a felt knowing of the Creator that leads to trust. Over 70,000 pages...
