I was thinking yesterday about starting a new blog on Hisbodedus and lo and behold I see the following on A Simple Jew. Is it a sign??? It would be a great thing if other ppl would help out with the ideas for how it would work, and of course with contributing on a regular basis.
peace and joy,
etan
22 days till Uman!!!
From the smallest to the greatest, it is impossible to be a truly good Jew without hisbodedus.
A Simple Jew asks:
In Degel Machaneh Ephraim, Parshas Kedoshim, the Degel teaches in the name of his grandfather, the Baal Shem Tov, that immediately when a person turns away from his state of deveykus and his consciousness of Hashem it is considered as if he is serving other gods.
What advice does Rebbe Nachman of Breslov provide to the simple Jew on how to attain and constantly retain such consciousness?
Rabbi Nasan Maimon responds:
The Baal Shem Tov put great emphasis on "Bechol Derochecha Da’ai’hu, In all your ways know (be conscious of) Hashem."
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov put his greatest emphasis on Hisbodedus, personal, private communication with Hashem in your own words and language on a daily basis at a fixed time and place. This applies to all Jews on every level.
I once saw in a sefer (I believe it was written by the Chida Zal) that a person who has "hisbodedus" regularly will always be conscious of Hashem.
This can be seen in that the first letters of "Bechol Derochecha Da’ai’hu" spell the word "Badad" which is the root of the word "hisbodedus".
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