“When a person has true emuna in Hashem, suffering does not break him and good fortune does not make him drunk with pleasure.” ~ R’ Avraham Farbstein zt”l from Torah Tavlin
Tomorrow’s quote is a little longer, but if you take it to heart, it will change your life.
“One who truly loves to learn Torah for its own sake can never be tired of it and never be satiated. Have you ever heard a drunk say that he’s had enough to drink?” ~ R’ Mordechai Gifter zt”l – Torah Tavlin
“Marriage is a microcosm of the soul’s descent into this world: If you are here looking for what you can get out of this world, then the world and all its trappings will only drag you down. But if you are looking for what you can give, then you, your part of the world, and your soul all are uplifted and filled with light. So too, when you enter a marriage: Look for what you can give, and reap harmony and love.” ~R’ Tzvi Freeman
Rabbi Yose said “He who responds Amen is greater than he who blesses.”
Rabbi Nehorai remarked “By heaven this is true. The common soldiers begin the battle, and the heroes then come and win it.” ~ Talmud Berachos 53b
“Everything that happens to us in life is a precision Divinely-originated stimulus intended to facilitate our tikkun – our soul correction – and mission in life. Realizing that Hashem is doing everything for our ultimate benefit – whether we understand how or not – enables us to be sincerely happy with our lot in life.” ~ The Garden of Peace, R’ Shalom Arush
Depression, anxiety and pessimism damage the channels of blessing from Above.
The Zohar explains that there is a lower world—our world—and there is a higher world. Our world is meant to continuously receive from that higher world, but always according to our personal state of mind.
If we are glowing with joy and vitality, then that world shines upon us in its full glory.
But if it we wallow in depression and anxiety, then we can receive only the metered trickle that squeezes through a constricted channel.
That is why King David said, “Serve G‑d with joy!” Because your joy here draws upon you another joy from above. ~ R’ Tzvi Freeman
“It is written, “Cast your burden upon God, and He will sustain you” (Psalms 55:23)
If a human being has a patron and goes to him once, he is received. The second time he is also received, but the third time, he is refused an audience. By the fourth time, no attention is paid to him at all.
This is not true by God. No matter how many times you bother Him, He receives you.” ~ Midrash Tehillim 55:6 as quote by R’ Aryeh Kaplan zt”l in A Call to the Infinite
“If one opens up a large fish, he will usually find a smaller fish inside. However, the tail of the small fish is never facing in the same direction as the tail of the large fish. On the contrary, the head of the small fish is always facing the tail of the large fish. This indicates that the large fish did not make the effort to catch the small fish; the small fish swam right into the large fish. So too, a person need not spend all his effort trying to earn a living; Hashem will make sure that his living will come right to him!” ~ R’ Meir Yechiel of Ostrovtze zt”l from Torah Tavlin
An advantage of trust in God, in respect to religious life, is that he who trusts in God, if he has means, will hasten to meet his monetary obligations to God and to man with a willing soul and generous spirit. If he has no means, he will regard his lack of money as one of God’s favors toward him, for he is free of the obligations to God and to man which money imposes, and he is spared the aggravation that is involved in maintaining it and managing it, as is to told of one of the pious, who used to say: “May God save me from distraction of the soul.” He was asked “What is distraction of the soul?” He answered “Owning property in every port and every city.” This is as [our Sages], of Blessed memory, said: The more possessions, the more worry.” (Avos 2:7); “Who is wealthy? He who rejoices is in his portion.” (Avos 4:1). ~ Chovos Halevovos
We must know that every action in the service of Hashem stands alone, it is the goal. If we learn a minute’s worth of Torah, the world was created for that minute. We daven and bolster ourselves with proper intent for a bit, Hashem created the world for that. Hashem did not create the world for us to eat, drink and enjoy. That is not the purpose. The purpose is to fulfill the will of Hashem, even with little things. One of the great tzaddikim said, “it was worthwhile for Hashem to create all of the worlds for one Jew to one time say, ‘Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemo’ – ‘blessed is He [Hashem] and blessed is His name.’ ~ Rav Menachem Azolai as translated by Dov Elias
