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A Glimpse of Real Joy

This beautiful clip that the crew at Breslev Israel put together is a gem.

 

Living Now

Living in the moment is essential for success in literally everything. It is an essential tool that we teach in emuna coaching for people who want greater authenticity in their relationships and want to connect to Hashem in Truth. Try really being present for the ones you love this Shabbos. They will be sure to feel the difference. So will you!

 

 

Have a wonderful Shabbos,

Dr. Zev Ballen

Having Unwanted Thoughts?

  

                                               image credit: DavidNewEngland

What is the best way to rid yourself of persistent, intrusive thoughts that frustrate you or make you blue? The answer depends on who you ask. 

Researchers say that the strategies that have some promise include: focused distraction, stress and load avoidance, thought postponement, exposure and paradoxical approaches, acceptance and commitment, meditation, mindfulness, focused breathing, attention training, self-affirmation, hypnosis, disclosure and writing.

Whew, that's a mouth full!

I have a great research idea for these guys. Take a group of people who suffer from persistently irritating thoughts and teach them to say "thank you" for them. I'm sure that they would find that expressing gratitude for annoying thoughts would prove more effective in alleviating them than suppressing them or using any of the above techniques.

If you have emuna coaching questions, remember to call me today. I'll be on the phone from 10-11am and 7-8pm Israel time.

Simply dial your county's phone number below and enter access code: 218660. 

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Blessings,

Dr. Zev Ballen

Sponsored by Breslev Israel

 

Today's Broadcast - Fearless Action

 

Today's live broadcast is entitled, "Fearless Action." Talk is great but action is where your soul shines it's brightest.

You can see it today Wednesday at 5:00 PM Israel time at our Chut Shel Chessed Yeshiva, 13 Shmuel Hanavi Street, Jerusalem, in the main sanctuary. Everyone is welcome, both men and women so if you're anywhere near Jerusalem, come on by!

You can see today's lesson here - the broadcast, as well as our lessons posted from now on - are Mac and iPod compatible. If you tune in too early to the live broadcast link, you'll be sent to the main page of the Breslev Israel website, so try to tune in on time as follows (Israel is still on winter time while the USA is still on Daylight Savings time): 

8:00 AM in LA and the West Coast, 9:00 AM Denver, 10:00 AM Mexico and Central Daylight, 11 AM EDT, 4 PM in the UK, 5:00 PM Johannesburg and Capetown, 5:00 PM Israel. As soon as we can, G-d willing, we'll post a link to the lesson for all those who couldn't see it live. If you can't see the broadcast, you might need to download a new version of Flash Media player, which you can do here. We hope you enjoy the broadcast.

Dr. Zev Ballen

Short On Time?

Four new studies (Mogiler, et. al., 2012) have shown what people with emuna have always known. That, contrary to logic, giving away time that you don't have can make you feel like you have more of it.

What a beautiful observation of the Truth.

Where I have difficulty, as usual, is not in how my colleagues observe reality but in how they interpret it.  Psychologist Jeremy Dean concluded that the people, in these studies, who were generous felt better because of  odd "perceptual" alterations that their brains were subject to. He mentioned "10 ways that the mind warps time."

Aren't you curious to know about the spiritual orientations of the people that were studied?  The researchers might have come up with very different conclusions if they would have asked different questions that assessed the participants level of spirituality and emuna. Then they may have found that the deeper truth is that the people felt better for completely different reasons.

People with emuna feel really good about giving even if they objectively don't have much to give because they believe that G-d who is constantly looking after them will be pleased with their generosity, and in turn, will surely give them back everything that they need and more.  When people have little and give regardless, they are actively demonstrating and strengthening their emuna which is the greatest source of joy.

Blessings for the new month of Chesvan,

Dr. Zev Ballen

Missed Signs

David had been trying to please his parents and do well in Yeshiva for most of his life. The problem was that it was becoming academically too challenging for him. His self-esteem suffered terribly because he found himself dropping further and further behind his class especially as his Rebbe's became less supportive and understanding. 

Finally, when he couldn't take it anymore, David walked out of Yeshiva and went home. How did his parents react? They were in shock. What did they do? You can read the whole story in Don't Worry Father. which Breslev Israel was kind enough to publish.

Here are the other articles published by Breslev Israel this week: 

Breslever Shtick

The Newsmaker

On Territorial Concessions

30 Minutes To Glory

The Mystical Kinneret

The Power of Tikkun Chatzot

Partners With Hashem

Baby Steps 

The Worst Comes True

With Blessings for a Great Week,

Dr. Zev Ballen

Start The Week Right

Here's my gift to you for an inspired week and to get you moving towards an extraordinary year!

Believe me - I value your time and appreciate your visiting here - so you have my promise that what you will see in this video you won't find anywhere else. It can literally change your life!

I'm obviously hoping that you'll decide to sit back and join me. You and your family deserve the very best!

- Dr. Zev

 

Emuna Coaching

Breslev Israel's new Emuna-Coaching programs offer you the very best emotional and spiritual tools to transform your dream-life into a real lasting reality. Here's why in 84 seconds.  Good Shabbos, Dr. Zev Ballen

 

Emuna Tele-Classes Today

Dear cherished friend,

Do you need some sound advice in some area of your life? Would you prefer to speak to an experienced professional who works exclusively from an emuna orientation?

I am available to you for two hours today. You can call in and speak with me anonymously if you wish; or feel free to just listen and learn from the other callers.

Simply dial your county's phone number below and enter access code: 218660. 

Choose from two classes: 10-11am Israel time or 7-8pm Israel time.

Obviously I'm hoping to have the opportunity to speak with you personally. 

Live with strength and live with joy.

Blessings,

Dr. Zev

• Telephone Numbers
• Australia +61 1300 051 796
• Austria +43 (0) 1 2650551
• Belgium +32 (0) 4 244 10 75
• Brazil +55 21 2391-7690
• Bulgaria +359 (0) 2 437 2631
• Canada +1 559-670-1000
• Croatia +385 (0) 1 8000 060
• Czech Republic +420 225 989 155
• Denmark +45 78 77 25 20
• Finland +358 (0) 9 74790024
• France +33 (0) 1 80 14 00 05
• GCC/Arabian Peninsula**** +973 1656 8350
• Germany +49 (0) 9772/316000
• Hungary +36 1 987 6880
• Ireland +353 (0) 90 646 4160
• Israel +972 (0) 76-599-0060
• Italy +39 (0) 011 092 0915  
• Japan +81 (0) 3-5050-5100
• Korea +82 (0) 70-7917-6590
• Malaysia +60 (0) 11-1146 0060
• Mexico  +52 (0) 899 274 8400
• Netherlands +31 (0) 20 322 3050
• Norway +47 21 93 06 41
• Poland +48 22 116 85 40
• Portugal +351 210 051 182
• Romania +40 (0) 31 780 7050
• Sovlenia +386 (0) 1 828 02 40
• South Africa +27 (0) 87 825 0150
• Spain +34 911 19 67 50
• Sweden +46 (0) 8 124 107 00
• Switzerland +41 (0) 44 595 90 80
• United Kingdom +44 (0) 7848 432913
• United States +1 209-255-1000

Sponsored by Breslev Israel

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Weekly Live Broadcast

With Hashem's Loving Kindness, we will be broadcasting live today, Wednesday at 5:00pm Israel time from the Chut Shel Chesed Yeshiva, 13 Shmuel Hanavi Street, Jerusalem.

This week's lesson is entitled, "For We Not Me." 

 You can see it right here. The broadcast, as well as our lessons posted from now on - are Mac and iPod compatible. If you tune in too early to the live broadcast link, you'll be sent to the main page of the Breslev Israel website, so try to tune in on time as follows:

If you are not able to watch the lesson live, we will, G-d willing be posting a link to it soon. If you can't see the broadcast, you might need to download a new version of Flash Media player which you can do here. We hope you enjoy the broadcast.

With Blessings,

Dr. Zev Ballen