84. Touching the Tefillin [phylacteries]
“One should touch the Tefillin so as not to get distracted.” It seems as though it would be better for distraction if […]
“One should touch the Tefillin so as not to get distracted.” It seems as though it would be better for distraction if […]
Our sages asked, “If we need life and nourishments, we should pray for nourishments because nourishments are given to those
The fathers are the Merkava [chariot/structure], as it is written, “And the Lord rose above Abraham.” The horse thinks that the owner
“Against your will you live.” If a person does not want to receive life for himself, then he is alive.
We should distinguish seven manners in man’s receptions, and in each manner there are special conditions: 1) Reception of charity,
The soul, which is a part of God above, is captive among the nations. That is, every person is a
The war of the inclination is internal and external. It is like a boxing match, where each one wants the
“Greeks have gathered around me, then in the days of the Hasmoneans.” The Greeks are the Klipa [shell/peel] opposite from the Kedusha [holiness]. Kedusha is the
When we walk on the path of bestowal, nothing of one’s good deeds remains with him. Instead, everything goes up,
Baal HaSulam made it so that if an ordinary person follows his way, he can achieve Dvekut [adhesion] with the Creator just