October 09, 2005
MY DAY , MY LIFE
CHESHBON HANEFESH
MIDAH OF THE MONTH :
DEFINITION OF THE MIDDAH :
5 TOOLS TO ACQUIRE IT : 1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
AT THE END OF THE WEEK AND OF THE MONTH , DID IT WORK ?
WHY ?
IF NOT CHANGE THEM FOR TOMORROW AND TRY AGAIN .
______________________________________________________________________
YETZER HARA OF THE DAY:
5 TOOLS FOR PROTECTION : 1) ASK HASHEM
2) Give him(Y.H) Kavod first out loud.
3)
4)
5)
DID IT WORK ? WHY ?
IF NOT FIND OTHER TOOLS FOR TOMORROW.
______________________________________________________________________
CONCEPT LEARNED TODAY:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
HOW CAN I APPLY THEM TOMORROW , AND WHERE CAN I FIND THEM IN MY DAVENING (write them down in the Siddur so that I'll never forget them).
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
__________________________________________________________________
TEFILAH : NEW INSIGHT ? write them down
USED INSIGHT : DID THEY HELP ?
____________________________________________________________
WHAT DID I DO WRONG TODAY ?
HOW DO I RECTIFY IT TOMRROW?
__________________________________________________________________
MY MEGILLAH : WHERE DID I SEE THE YAD HASHEM TODAY?
WHAT DID HASHEM WANTED TO TEACH ME?
PASUK OF THE DAY FROM TANACH (by heart) :
WHAT DO I FEEL WHEN I SAY IT ?
_____________________________________________________________
WHAT DID I ACHIEVE TODAY (thank Hashem for it ):
_____________________________________________________________________
QUICK REVIEW OF THINGS I SHOULD REMEMBER EVERY DAY:
1) 6 MITZWOS TEMIDOS (= 6 steps before every actions to achieve SHIVISI HASHEM LENEGDI TAMID)
2) 7 STEPS OF BITACHON (from Chovos Halevavos)
3) DID I THANK HASHEM TODAY, if not, do it now.
4) GOAL OF LIFE : PLEASURE = 5 LEVELS OF PLEASURE
5) EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TODAY WAS THE BEST THING
THAT HASHEM COULD DO FOR ME.
6) I SHOULD TAKE MY AVODAS HASHEM SERIOUSLY : THE MOST IMPORTANT IS TAHARAS HAMIDOS AND YRAH-LOVE of HASHEM
7) MY GOAL : DVEYKUS
8) THE 12 STEPS OF MESSILAS YESHARIM
9) FOR GOOD CHINUCH
10) DON'T MENTION ANY NAME
11) ALWAYS SEE ONLY THE POSITIF
12) THERE IS ONLY 2 REALITIES : ME AND HASHEM :THE REST IS JUST ILLUSIONS
13) WHATEVER STRUGGLE I HAVE , I HAVE TO KNOW THAT I AM AN NESHAMA (NOT A GUF) SO THAT I CAN MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
14) HAVE FAVORITE QUOTES OF INSPIRATION ATTACHED TO YOUR MIND CONSTANTLY.
1)
1) TO KNOW AND BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A G-D
2) THERE IS NO OTHER G-D BESIDES HASHEM
3) THE UNITY AND ONENESS OF HASHEM
4) LOVE HASHEM
5) BE IN AWE OF HASHEM
6) DO NOT FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND YOUR EYES
2)
1) The Creator of the Univers loves me more than anybody else in the world possibly can
2) Hashem is aware of all my struggles, desires and dreams. All I need to do is to ask Him for help
3) Hashem has the power to give me anything I want
4) There is no power in the other than Hashem . Only He can grant me success and give me what I want
5) Hashem has a track record for giving me more than I am asking for
6) Hashem gives with no strings attached. I don't ned to earn it or deserve it. He will give it to m anyway
7) The Almighty knows what is best for me and everything He does is only for my good
4) (from lowest to highest)
1) Physical-Material pleasure
2) Pleasure of Love
3) Pleasure of being good and finding meaning
4) Pleasure of creative power
5) Pleasure of Dveykus
8)
1) Torah
2) Zehirut
3) Zrizut
4) Nekius
5) Prishus
6) Tahara
7) Chassidus
8) Anavah
9) Yras Chet
10) Kedusha
11) Ruach Hakodesh
12) Chyas Hamesim
9) (R. ZIMMERMAN from Monsey)
60% SHALOM BAYIS
30% DAVENING
9% MODELING
1% CARE OF CHILDREN
13)
1. Put distance between you (Neshama) and your body.
2. It is the body that hurts and suffers. The Neshama is beyond.
3. The body will go into the ground. You will be free and independent of the body.
4. It is disgusting to identify with the body. It is a joy to identify with the Neshama.
5. The body is a microscopic piece of dust in the universe. The Neshama is larger than the universe.
6. The body is only interested in the nanosecond of the immediate. The Neshama is eternal.
7. The biggest mistake is to identify with the body. The greatest Hatzlacha comes from identifying with the Neshama.
8. Once you are familiar with the above 7 steps, you are ready to realize that you are a חלק אלוק ממעל !
See Chovos Halevavos, Sha’ar Hakenia, Chapter 5, based on Pirkei Avot 3:1
See Chafetz Chaim on Pirkei Avot to find all 7 steps in Mishna.
14)
1)"Tears open the gates of Heaven: songs breaks down its walls" Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.
2)"People say if you cannot goforward you must go back. But I say : if you cannot go forward, you must go forward ! Rav Y. Salanter.
3)OVERCOMING NEGATIVE CHARACTER TRAITS IS THE ESSENCE AND PURPOSE OF LIFE. (VILNA GAON , RAMCHAL, RAMBAM, NESIVAS SHALOM)
4)A PERSON WHO HAS MASTERED BEING IN A JOYOUS STATE WILL BE ABLE TO CURE HIMSELF FROM DESEASE (VILNA GAON).
5) The Divine Presence rests not amidst depression or laziness, rather amidst the joy of one doing a commandment.Talmud Bavli Shabbat 30b
CHESHBON HANEFESH
MIDAH OF THE MONTH :
DEFINITION OF THE MIDDAH :
5 TOOLS TO ACQUIRE IT : 1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
AT THE END OF THE WEEK AND OF THE MONTH , DID IT WORK ?
WHY ?
IF NOT CHANGE THEM FOR TOMORROW AND TRY AGAIN .
______________________________________________________________________
YETZER HARA OF THE DAY:
5 TOOLS FOR PROTECTION : 1) ASK HASHEM
2) Give him(Y.H) Kavod first out loud.
3)
4)
5)
DID IT WORK ? WHY ?
IF NOT FIND OTHER TOOLS FOR TOMORROW.
______________________________________________________________________
CONCEPT LEARNED TODAY:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
HOW CAN I APPLY THEM TOMORROW , AND WHERE CAN I FIND THEM IN MY DAVENING (write them down in the Siddur so that I'll never forget them).
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
__________________________________________________________________
TEFILAH : NEW INSIGHT ? write them down
USED INSIGHT : DID THEY HELP ?
____________________________________________________________
WHAT DID I DO WRONG TODAY ?
HOW DO I RECTIFY IT TOMRROW?
__________________________________________________________________
MY MEGILLAH : WHERE DID I SEE THE YAD HASHEM TODAY?
WHAT DID HASHEM WANTED TO TEACH ME?
PASUK OF THE DAY FROM TANACH (by heart) :
WHAT DO I FEEL WHEN I SAY IT ?
_____________________________________________________________
WHAT DID I ACHIEVE TODAY (thank Hashem for it ):
_____________________________________________________________________
QUICK REVIEW OF THINGS I SHOULD REMEMBER EVERY DAY:
1) 6 MITZWOS TEMIDOS (= 6 steps before every actions to achieve SHIVISI HASHEM LENEGDI TAMID)
2) 7 STEPS OF BITACHON (from Chovos Halevavos)
3) DID I THANK HASHEM TODAY, if not, do it now.
4) GOAL OF LIFE : PLEASURE = 5 LEVELS OF PLEASURE
5) EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TODAY WAS THE BEST THING
THAT HASHEM COULD DO FOR ME.
6) I SHOULD TAKE MY AVODAS HASHEM SERIOUSLY : THE MOST IMPORTANT IS TAHARAS HAMIDOS AND YRAH-LOVE of HASHEM
7) MY GOAL : DVEYKUS
8) THE 12 STEPS OF MESSILAS YESHARIM
9) FOR GOOD CHINUCH
10) DON'T MENTION ANY NAME
11) ALWAYS SEE ONLY THE POSITIF
12) THERE IS ONLY 2 REALITIES : ME AND HASHEM :THE REST IS JUST ILLUSIONS
13) WHATEVER STRUGGLE I HAVE , I HAVE TO KNOW THAT I AM AN NESHAMA (NOT A GUF) SO THAT I CAN MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
14) HAVE FAVORITE QUOTES OF INSPIRATION ATTACHED TO YOUR MIND CONSTANTLY.
1)
1) TO KNOW AND BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A G-D
2) THERE IS NO OTHER G-D BESIDES HASHEM
3) THE UNITY AND ONENESS OF HASHEM
4) LOVE HASHEM
5) BE IN AWE OF HASHEM
6) DO NOT FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND YOUR EYES
2)
1) The Creator of the Univers loves me more than anybody else in the world possibly can
2) Hashem is aware of all my struggles, desires and dreams. All I need to do is to ask Him for help
3) Hashem has the power to give me anything I want
4) There is no power in the other than Hashem . Only He can grant me success and give me what I want
5) Hashem has a track record for giving me more than I am asking for
6) Hashem gives with no strings attached. I don't ned to earn it or deserve it. He will give it to m anyway
7) The Almighty knows what is best for me and everything He does is only for my good
4) (from lowest to highest)
1) Physical-Material pleasure
2) Pleasure of Love
3) Pleasure of being good and finding meaning
4) Pleasure of creative power
5) Pleasure of Dveykus
8)
1) Torah
2) Zehirut
3) Zrizut
4) Nekius
5) Prishus
6) Tahara
7) Chassidus
8) Anavah
9) Yras Chet
10) Kedusha
11) Ruach Hakodesh
12) Chyas Hamesim
9) (R. ZIMMERMAN from Monsey)
60% SHALOM BAYIS
30% DAVENING
9% MODELING
1% CARE OF CHILDREN
13)
1. Put distance between you (Neshama) and your body.
2. It is the body that hurts and suffers. The Neshama is beyond.
3. The body will go into the ground. You will be free and independent of the body.
4. It is disgusting to identify with the body. It is a joy to identify with the Neshama.
5. The body is a microscopic piece of dust in the universe. The Neshama is larger than the universe.
6. The body is only interested in the nanosecond of the immediate. The Neshama is eternal.
7. The biggest mistake is to identify with the body. The greatest Hatzlacha comes from identifying with the Neshama.
8. Once you are familiar with the above 7 steps, you are ready to realize that you are a חלק אלוק ממעל !
See Chovos Halevavos, Sha’ar Hakenia, Chapter 5, based on Pirkei Avot 3:1
See Chafetz Chaim on Pirkei Avot to find all 7 steps in Mishna.
14)
1)"Tears open the gates of Heaven: songs breaks down its walls" Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.
2)"People say if you cannot goforward you must go back. But I say : if you cannot go forward, you must go forward ! Rav Y. Salanter.
3)OVERCOMING NEGATIVE CHARACTER TRAITS IS THE ESSENCE AND PURPOSE OF LIFE. (VILNA GAON , RAMCHAL, RAMBAM, NESIVAS SHALOM)
4)A PERSON WHO HAS MASTERED BEING IN A JOYOUS STATE WILL BE ABLE TO CURE HIMSELF FROM DESEASE (VILNA GAON).
5) The Divine Presence rests not amidst depression or laziness, rather amidst the joy of one doing a commandment.Talmud Bavli Shabbat 30b
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