Episode 608 5 Av Regular Year Slow Down

In today’s Tanya we discuss the Alter Rebbe’s plea to his Chassidim to only appoint leaders to congregational weekday morning prayers from amongst men who have the luxury to pray slowly and with intention (for a minimum of 1.5 hours). We also discuss how on Shabbos and Yom Tov, businessmen are not exempt from this as well. We discuss how seriously the Alter Rebbe felt about this to the extent that he said that he would send spies to check on congregations and would distance anyone he caught not adhering to this slow praying from his classes.

Iggeres HaKodesh end of Epistle One.

https://youtu.be/edxSzbqU4fQ

Episode 607 4 Av Regular Year How to Improve Your Posture

In today’s episode we discuss how learning the Oral Torah strengthens a person’s faith in G-d. As part of this discussion, I lead the listeners through a short “Mountain Pose” meditation to experience the relationship between the Crown and the Core (Pelvis) both physically and spiritually.

Iggeres HaKodesh, Middle of Epistle 1.

Episode 606 3 Av Regular Year Engage Your Core Which is Not What You Think!

In today’s episode we discuss the concept of spiritual “loins”, which is Faith in G-d (Emunah). How to strengthen our faith through learning Torah and meditating upon G-d, which will seep into the rest of our spiritual bodies/limbs, which translates into having Love and Fear of G-d. We also discuss how it is the PELVIS and not the stomach which is the main aspect of the anatomical core and how this translates spiritually.

Iggeres HaKodesh Epistle 1, Part 1.

Episode 605 2 Av Regular Year Shadows

In today’s episode we discuss how to experience joy in worldly suffering in recognition of how it saves us from much greater suffering in Geheinom. We also discuss how our positive actions in this world similarly create a disproportionate spiritual effect.

Iggeres HaTeshuva, Chapter 12.