Teshuva represents change and improvement. Resolve / sincere desire precedes the teshuva process, but then…
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Sha’ar 2:32-34: Capitalizing on Fresh Experiences. Challenge of Doing Teshuva When Older.
Even the impact of powerful, intense experiences wanes; one must act immediately to capitalize on…
Sha’ar 2:29-30: Delays and Habits.
Delaying teshuva will cause him to sin more, and to regress. Bad habits are self-imposed…
Sha’ar 2:26-28: Why We Must Work Hard, Without Delay
1) HKB”H made is that we have to work hard to grow so that we…
Sha’ar 2:25-26: Investing the Time and Effort to Change
Acquiring knowledge vs. Internalizing knowledge – the later requires constant reinforcement. Have to set aside…
Sha’ar 2:24-25: The Potential of Olam Hazeh, With the Proper Perspective
Only a living person can do mitzvos, and this is the value of Olam Hazeh.…
Sha’ar 2:22-23: Awareness of Mortality Helps Maximize Results
Awareness of mortality gives one a sense of yakrus hazman, and thus he works to…
Sha’ar 2:21: Internalizing and Fulfilling Our Missions
Must internalize, not just know, that we’re here to serve HKBH. We each have a…
Sha’arei 2:19: Perspective on Fleeting Nature of This World
Thoughtful people see this world as very temporary; the finite life in this world is…
Sha’ar 2:19: Differences Between Man and Animal, Tzaddik and Rasha
1) We can’t tell who is really a rasha and who is a tzaddik.2) From…