Emuna Therapy

The Shavuot Experience

 

Your self has certain invisible personal boundaries which at times separate you from other people and the beautiful flow of life around you. We need our personal boundaries for our sense of individuality and identity and yet when our boundaries become a bit too rigid, then we may feel somewhat anxious, lonely, irritable or like you're carrying the burden of the whole world on your shoulders. If you ever experience any of these unpleasant symptoms try this:

1. Close your eyes and imagine that you are standing with hundreds of thousands of people at Mount Sinai at the historic giving of the Torah ( by giving us His Torah, G-d, is about to transform the whole world from a barren wilderness into a world with spiritual existence).

2. Imagine, in your own way, your personal boundaries sort of dissolving or melting away as you breath and allow yourself to feel more at one with the others and with Hashem.

3. Allow yourself to let go and feel the blissful oneness of being connected to the One cosmic soul that joins you to EVERYBODY and EVERYTHING.

4. As you are becoming more connected with others and the flow of life, your personal problems, pains and worries are simply dissipating and flowing away and you are able to stop all your striving and just yield to G-d!

Happy Shavuot, cherished friends,

Dr. Zev Ballen

Greased Wheels

What's coming to a person who commits his life to Torah and good deeds? Tune in and find out in this week's video clip, Greased Wheels!

You can download and print out your copy of this week's Shabbos newsletter right here: Download CSC NL Week 22 Vayakhel-Pekudei.

Good Shabbos!

Dr. Zev Ballen

 

 

Nonstriving

 

So much of our suffering in life comes from our fighting with and trying to control everything. Whether its our thoughts, our kids, or even reality itself; when  we just keep doggedly striving to make things turn out "right" , G-d usually has something else up His sleeve.

In today's broadcast I'll speak about how an attitude of acceptance and letting go leads to greater psychological and spiritual freedom as well as a more fulfilling and satisfying life. 

G-d Willing we'll be broadcasting today's lesson live from the Chut Shel Chesed Yeshiva in Jerusalem at 5:00 PM Israel time.

The broadcast, as well as my lessons posted 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 as follows:

7:00 AM in LA and the West Coast, 8:00 AM Denver, 9:00 AM Mexico and Central Daylight, 10 AM EDT, 3 PM in the UK, 5:00 PM Johannesburg and Capetown, 5:00 PM Israel. G-d willing, we'll try and post a link to the lesson for all those who couldn't see it live by 12:o1 AM Monday morning. If you can't see the broadcast, you might need to download a new version of Flash Media player, which you can do here.

With Blessings,

Dr. Zev Ballen

Beauty and the Angel

Here's a true story about an Israeli model and her grandfather - who was a famous Rabbi in Jerusalem.

 

 

 

Please enjoy our weekly parsha newsletter. You can download and print it out to use at your Shabbos table: Download CSC NL Week 14 Va'eira

Have a great Shabbos,

Dr. Zev Ballen

 

Ready, Set, Married!

You won't want to miss this amazing story about the power of Belief. I heard it from my good friend Rav Dror Moshe Coussoto.

 

Maynard is about to take his entrance examination for medical school. He asked me how much time he should put into studying for it compared to his Torah studying. You can read my answer to Maynard in this week's copy of our Shabbos Parsha newsletter: Download CSC NL Week 12 Vayechi

Have a great Shabbos!

Dr. Zev Ballen

Coaching At It's Best

We shot this gorgeous clip right after our sunrise prayers at the Holy Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. I'm grateful to Hashem and our super crew at Breslev Israel for putting this one together. It's a real beauty, guys!

Please enjoy it and share it with your friends!

With Blessings, Dr. Zev

 

Fearless Action

A person can't talk his way into living the life that he really wants - he needs to take action. Bold and focused action is where you soul shines brightest. This video will teach you 4 essentials tools to get you started.

Have a great week!

Dr. Zev Ballen

 

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