• SEFIROT •
• AWAKEN THE DAWN •
A person should strengthen himself like a lion to rise up in the morning for the service of his Creator, so that it is he who awakens the dawn. Gloss: “I set HaShem before me always” (Tehillim 16:8)—this is a major principle in fulfillment of the Torah.
(Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chaim 1:1).
• MODEH ANI •
מודה אני לפניך מלך חי וקיים שהחזרת בי נשמתי בחמלה. רבה אמונתך
Modeh anee lefanecha melech chai vekayam, she-he-chezarta bee nishmatee b’chemla, raba emunatecha
I thank you, living and enduring king, for You have graciously returned my soul within me. Great is your faithfulness.
This was The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s favorite prayer.
It is where we see Hashem’s faith in us, that He gives us another day even though it is not owed to us. And so we are should meditate on this first thing in the morning, just as the first law in the Shulchan Aruch asks of us.
• MANTRA •
• רבונו של עולם •The mantra Ribbono Shel Olam (Master of the Universe) was used as early as the 1st century B.C.E. by Shimon ben Shevach and according to the Talmud it was also used in biblical times.
• HITBODEDUT / MEDITATION •
May we all rid ourselves of doubt, release the chains of our own struggles and the parts of our minds that enslave us, and manifest the Promised Land within ourselves. I’ll leave you with this blessing, which are the lyrics to Akiva’s gorgeous Breslov Niggun, off his album,אל תעזבי ידיים (Al Ta’azvi Yadayim):
| Master of the universe, give me the strength that I can illuminate my face towards every being To see the good points in my friends and not what they are lacking Give me the eyes to see the great good and kindness you do in the world That I judge myself and others positively And that I’m constantly humble, and lowly in my own eyes. And that I love with all my heart my entire life I want to thank you, Hashem on all that I have and I also want to thank you for that which is lacking and help me do it without feeling shame And that I should remember that it’s always possible to return, and to fix everything anew. |
ריבונו של עולם, תן לי את הכח להאיר פנים לכל אדם
לראות מעלת חברי ולא חסרונם תן לי עיניים לראות בטוב ובחסד שנתת בעולם שאדון לכף זכות את עצמי ואת חבריי שאהיה בענווה תמיד שפל בעיניי שאהיה אוהב בכל לב כל חיי אני רוצה להודות לך על כל מה שיש רוצה להודות גם בחסרון בלי להתבייש לזכור שתמיד אפשר לחזור ולתקן הכל, להתחדש |
• DEEPAK CHOPRA •
1.
Safar’s [Light of the Infinite] book series shines the light on the Torah – not just being a spiritual book of historic tales, but of the stories that outline the archetypal states of consciousness within our own selves.” – Chopra
2.
“True success is the unfolding of divinity within us
success and happiness, “it occurs when we nurture the seeds of divinity within us.”
(7 Spiritual Laws to Success)
• REBBE NACHMAN •
[Likutei Moharan (1:2)]
• HASHEM’S NAMES •
• LECH LECHA •
ה’ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃
(Genesis 12:1)
Lech Lecha go to yourself. Go inward go to your essence
• SHEMA •
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד׃
Hear, O Israel, the L-rd is our G‑d, the L-rd is One
(Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
• TEHILLIM •
1.
שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהֹוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד כִּ֥י מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט׃
I am ever mindful of Hashem’s presence;
He is at my right hand; I shall never be falter
(Psalms 16:8)
I am ever mindful of God’s presence. … Shiviti Hashem l’negdi tamid.
Shaveh (equilibrium), L’negdi (comes against me). The Havaya, full of mercy, treat others in this way,
Yemini (through right hand, kindness)
2.
שִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֭ינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִ֑ים מֵ֝אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי׃
A song for ascents.
I turn my eyes to the mountains;
from where will my help come?
(Psalm 121)
3.
מִֽי־הָ֭אִישׁ הֶחָפֵ֣ץ חַיִּ֑ים אֹהֵ֥ב יָ֝מִ֗ים לִרְא֥וֹת טֽוֹב׃
Mi Ha Ish? Who is the Man? “Who is the man who desires life, loves days to see good”
(Psalm 34:13)
4.
זִ֥בְחֵ֣י אֱלֹהִים֮ ר֤וּחַ נִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥ה לֵב־נִשְׁבָּ֥ר וְנִדְכֶּ֑ה אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לֹ֣א תִבְזֶֽה׃
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; O God, You will not despise a broken and crushed heart. True sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; God, You will not despise a contrite and crushed heart.
(Psalm 51:19)
5.
לְדָוִ֗ד מַ֫שְׂכִּ֥יל אַשְׁרֵ֥י נְֽשׂוּי־פֶּ֗שַׁע כְּס֣וּי חֲטָאָֽה׃
Of David. A maskil.
Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered over.
(Psalm 32)
Pesha and Shefa
6.
כִּֽי־הֶ֭חֱרַשְׁתִּי בָּל֣וּ עֲצָמָ֑י בְּ֝שַׁאֲגָתִ֗י כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
As long as I said nothing, my limbs wasted away from my anguished roaring all day long.
(Psalm 32:3 )
Dibur, Tefillah, Physical health from Spiritual health,
7.
בֵּאלֹהִים֮ אֲהַלֵּ֢ל דְּבָ֫ר֥וֹ בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים בָּ֭טַחְתִּי לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בָשָׂ֣ר לִֽי׃
in God I trust;
I am not afraid;
what can mortals do to me?
(Psalm 56:5)
8.
קָר֣וֹב ה’ לְכׇל־קֹרְאָ֑יו לְכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִקְרָאֻ֣הוּ בֶֽאֱמֶֽת
God is close to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
(Psalm 145:18)
The second call is the person who studies Torah this is a truer call, then one who calls only with prayer. Prayer resembles a desperate plea: study is a soft call of a child, asking his father to stand by him always.
– Rabbi Schnier Zalman of Liadi
The Chozeh of Lublin
• YOU THINK THIS IS GOOD?
I’LL SHOW YOU GOOD
FIN •