A Chocham is Always on his Consciousness
A Wise Person is Always on his Consciousness
Chochom einuv b'rosho החכם עיניו בראשו
A person of chochmah, חכמה, a person of deep connection, a wise person, has their eyes in their head, it says in Tanach. The Ba'al Shem Tov says, a chacham eino b'rosho, החכם עיניו בראשו , which means that a person who wants to live in a higher state always has their eyes in their consciousness, watching, am I in gadlus, גדלות, am I in katnas, am I connected, do I need to open up more, am I in a disconnected place that I have to work harder? That's what it means, a chacham eino b'rosho, חכם עיניו בראשו.To the extent that even when you speak with people and engage in mundane matters, your heart is not with them. Rather, you will know that you're standing before Hashem, attaining such a spiritual level, one's soul is considered to be "bound up in the bundle of life." That means, being in the world of Binah, בינה, in a world of Atzilus, אצילות, while still alive in this world."
–Rav Doniel Katz, Elevation Teacher Training on Hishtaavus, www.teachelevation.com
I become attuned to the feeling of not doubting my place. I am creating love in the world by just tuning in to the Shechina in this moment.
I do hisbodedus, going into dveikus, bringing up your middos, speaking it out, and receiving downloads directly from the Source.
I become aware that my head and heart are in the right place and not feeling lpizer nefesh, being pulled in many different directions. Hisbodedus keeps me centered and in touch with HKB”H… in this place high place of beyond knowing, Hashem’s Place I find strength and joy.
I embrace this process of packing with chius; sparking the joy. Itaruta mi-Tata’a /Arousal from Below.
As I learned from my friend Dvorah… Who is a leader? Someone who picks up something that fell on the ground.
This is malchus. We don’t have to try so hard because we already are there.
The faculty of Daat Elyon unifies Chochma with Bina. For Chochma is the intuitive flash of illumination that would vanish as quickly as it appeared, if it were not anchored by Daat that in the comprehension of Bina, whereby this seminal point assumes length and breath. Chochma is this likened to a wellspring whose waters issue forth drop by drop, while Bina is likened to a broad and deep river. It is the function of that Daat Elyon to draw the wellsprings of Chochma into the river of Bina.SPOTLIGHT ON TANYA Vol 4, chap 15, pages 284
Hisbonenus on Packing
"The Jewish Way to Say Goodbye to My Home (and my work)"
Inspired by an article of this title, to find a personal ritual of moving from my home. I ask of my self "Does this spark joy?" (ala Konmarie)
Hachnaa
Detatching from my possessions and the place I’ve called home… finally in bina… finding happiness in just being a human be-ing not a human go-ing. In the state of simple gratitude for my beautiful life and the awareness of Ayn Od Milvado.
Am I still yearning to climb the mountain? Or maybe I just need to clean my home to experience the true oneg of Shabbos. Lightening my stuff to get to the light. My avoda is the purging my head of purging my stuff. Planning perfection is killing the presence
In daas and trusting that its right. Selecting what to bring and what not to Eretz Hakodesh… What would I give up? DOES THIS GIVE ME CHIUS? Everything needs to be examined.
What am I really seeking… To move closer and closer to light.
Havdala
Engaging in this process of birur / selection. Extracting the diamonds, the sparks of light, Refining to the state of tov meod (great goodness) / holding the paradox of not-knowing.
Acknowledging and purposefully having embraced my darkness. Mekabel / receiving that this was given to me only with the Hashems rachamim gedolim / with His great compassion and with the loving support of my soul family, I transform the darkness to light. the nekuda point, the deep dark hole of childhood darkness embedded in my soul to knowing it for the true metzius, reality, the Shechina. Choosing Essentialism in Elokus. its already inside. The indwelling presence.
In the encompassing bitachon bubble, I embrace this worldly (asiya) moving process. The transition of exiting my present home with grace and equanimity. Hishtavus. Breathing in and out. My intention of be-ing joyful in the process and not wishing for it to pass.
Breathing in these last few hours of my last day of work.
Hamtaka
Feeling the tingling sparks in of peace / shleimus. Doubts resolved. for this moment. knowing they will return like a crashing wave, simultaneously expected and unexpected.
The new now. Illuminated by the sparks. be in this Makom of un-doubt… A gifted moment Memale Kol Almin / Sovev Kol Almin
Accessing my deepest ratzon. Living a live examined.
Eizehu ashir? Hasameach bechelko. To be rich is to be a human be-ing and to feel and emanate His light.
LPizer Nefesh
Rabbi Nachman said 200 years ago that right before Moshiach comes things are going to be very difficult and confusing to people… the question is not whats going on objectively outside. Because the truth is … we are far more prone to panic for small provocations than our forefathers and foremothers were, because we have been accustomed to, in general, things being much much better. It’s about our CAPACITY to be resilient.
People will be very anxious!!! - and *the only ones who are going to be able to keep it together are those who have a practice of doing hisbodedus every day… of talking to Hashem in their own language and speaking out their worries and receiving chizuk directly from the source. This is someone that is meashiv haDaas - it keeps a persons head and heart in place and not feeling lpizer [pfizer] nefesh, everything that happens drives me to being pulled in so many different directions. Hisbodedus keeps me centered and in touch with HKBH. Bchedva minkomo, in Hashems place there’s only strength and joy.
And everything that’s periferal to that - it’s true there are terrible things happening - by any objective standard, *Jewish people are in a far better position than we have been in just about any other time in our history. Even with all the things that worry and frighten us … even with the pandemic, antisemitism etc. * Overall the total picture is so much better, *but our capacity to stay CENTERED and meyushav, through ups and downs is not as good as it used to be. *
Be”H The chizuk really comes from a place of being mechazeik from the inside…. Recognize not a single thing happens in the world that is not hashkacha nifla’a Elyona. My teacher used to say _ Hashems plan is always coming on top. *HKBH is running the world _… always better and better! And even to our eyes it seems as though things are falling apart, this is part of an ongoing process that’s from the beginning of time*… of being mevaer all the nitzotzos, clarifying out all of the holy sparks of all of the many ways HKBH has for us to make the repairs.
And that’s what we are doing. Whether things are happy and wonderful or whether things are difficult and challenging. That’s all we are going through … So as long as I keep THAT in mind. And the best way to do this is to say Heemanti ki edaber to keep on speaking to Hashem every day. And to remind myself, to always stay in the awareness, that HKBH Ayn Od Milvado and everything that happens… there’s not a single person who nokef etzba po lmata - stubs his toe down here in this world … nobody moves a finger in this world without it being a gezeira Elyona - not a harsh gezeira… but through His goodness and benevolence. Hashem yaazor.
Rebbetzin, Yehudis Golshevsky🌹