Monthly Archives: May 2011

“Without emuna, a person is doomed to a life of confusion, frustration, and costly mistakes that could have been avoided, had that person heeded Hashem’s messages.” – The Garden of Emuna

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A drop longer that usual, but incredible!

“Suppose that the ticket agent at the airport informs us that our flight has been overbooked, and that we must wait until the next flight.  We ask ‘ Why me – can’t you bump one of the other three hundred … Continue reading

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“Love cannot be taught.  All we can hope for is that maybe we can unlearn all the hatred.  Because hatred is taught.  Love is from Heaven.  Let there be love between us.  Let us return to whatever we learned in … Continue reading

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“When we accept life’s difficulties with emuna – calmly and happily, knowing that Hashem is doing everything to help us achieve the loftiest of aspirations – we become candidates for eternal happiness and inner peace, in this world and in … Continue reading

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“Our task is to develop our spiritual antennae and to discern – by correctly processing Hashem’s personal messages to us – what Hashem wants from each of us.” – The Garden of Emuna

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“We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, ‘Why did this happen to me?’ unless we ask the same question for every moment of happiness that comes our way.” By the way, if I ever leave out the author, … Continue reading

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“Hashem closes those doors that aren’t beneficial to our souls, yet opens the doors that lead to what’s best for each of us, to keep us on a focused and directed path in life.  Without His Divine guidance, we’d be … Continue reading

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“Pray that you will never have to bear all that you are able to endure.”

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“Even extreme handicaps are for a person’s own good.  Hashem alone knows what a soul must correct, and thereby places each soul in a circumstance that is conducive for its necessary tikkun or soul correction.” – The Garden of Emuna

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“Rebbe Nachman of Breslev teaches…that Hashem immediately calls out to a person that strays from the proper path, beckoning that individual to return.  Hashem summons each person in a tailor made fashion and in accordance with that person’s needs.  For … Continue reading

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