
Light of the Infinite: Transformation in the Desert of Darkness

with all the seemingly unending descents, hardships and ways to break our strides, we can’t let it pull us down. We have to keep moving; keeping our soul’s essence and the ultimate purpose of spiritualizing reality until our own redemption, both prati (personal) and klali (public/general) become actualized into the final redemption and the redempti
... See moreErez Safar • Light of the Infinite: The Genesis of Light
Can we combine simchah and responsibility? Is it possible to have purpose and direction, and at the same time to let loose and feel free? Yes. This is the type of happiness that comes from kabbalas ol, accepting G-d’s yoke. On the one hand, a person lets go of his self-consciousness, but he does not sink into emptiness; he connects to a force that
... See moreRabbi Shloma Majeski • The Chassidic Approach To Joy
There is no one in the world who does not suffer in one way or another. People have all kinds of hardships and difficulties. It may be the problems of making a living, their health or domestic troubles with their wife and children and the other members of the household. Nobody can escape a certain amount of pain and hardship, because “man was born
... See moreRabbi Nathan of Breslov • Advice - Likutey Etzot
Bitochon is not euphoric escapism; it does not absolve an individual of taking responsibility for his future, and acting accordingly. It means that as a person acts, he realizes that his efforts are dependent on G-d’s providence, and he relies on G-d and trusts Him totally.