The timeless wisdom of Jewish mysticism for becoming your next self

Many people think the Tanya is a book about Kabbalah - Spirituality

Many people think the Tanya is a book about Kabbalah

It is not mainly a book about explaining mystical ideas. The Tanya explains the ideas a person should think about again and again so they can develop deep awe and love for the Creator throughout the day. The author of...

Healthy daas (felt knowing) develops through curiosity - Spirituality

Healthy daas (felt knowing) develops through curiosity

, analysis, and repeatedly noticing patterns that reinforce trust through honesty, responsibility, boundaries, repair, and mutual respect. Those patterns reinforce beliefs like, "Conflict can deepen a relationship,"...

Shame tells a person to hide from the Creator - Spirituality

Shame tells a person to hide from the Creator

, from others, and from themselves. But the soul is always pure, and the soul does not want distance. The soul wants relationship, repair, and the courage to stay present. It adds something deeper to the personality...

Jewish mysticism is relevant for all of humanity - Spirituality

Jewish mysticism is relevant for all of humanity

because it explains how to have the most positive relationship with existence. It teaches that the cause of the universe is not blind, random, or emotionally empty. The Creator has free choice, intelligence, and a...

A healthy kingship [Malchus] relationship - Spirituality

A healthy kingship [Malchus] relationship

can keep giving chances because it is not swallowed by the emotion of the moment; it stands high enough to see the person, the failure, the purpose, and the future. Malchus means connecting through distance: 'I feel...

People asked Rabbi Yehoshua - Spirituality

People asked Rabbi Yehoshua

, "What should a person do to become wise in Torah?" he replied, "He should spend more time studying in a yeshiva, and less time engaged in business", "He must also plead for mercy from Him to Whom wisdom belongs –...

The quickest way to feel spiritual feelings - Spirituality

The quickest way to feel spiritual feelings

like deep awe is often to listen to a nigun. The Alter Rebbe's nigun "Kol Dodi Dofek" is based on the verse: "I sleep, but my heart is awake. The voice of my beloved is knocking." Song of Songs 5:2...

Across hundreds of talks - Spirituality

Across hundreds of talks

, he carefully explains why Rashi asks certain questions, why he chooses one explanation over another, and how every word fits into a larger method. It is not uncommon for the Rebbe to spend 5–10 pages explaining only...

A lot of Chassidus builds on ideas - Spirituality

A lot of Chassidus builds on ideas

discussed by Rabbeinu Bachya ibn Pekudah, who published many of his teachings in Judeo-Arabic. One of the ideas he teaches is that every soul accepted its mission before entering this world. Life is not an accident...

Most people think intimacy is about finding the right person - Spirituality

Most people think intimacy is about finding the right person

Often, it is about healing the patterns that stop you from showing up. The adaptive nervous system learns patterns to help you survive difficult experiences, beginning in childhood. Fight says: "I need to protect...

The Messianic era does not mean you lose free choice - Spirituality

The Messianic era does not mean you lose free choice

It means goodness becomes so clear that you feel deeply compelled to make good choices. Your outlook on life and existence becomes more positive because reality is experienced with more revealed goodness...