Extreme Boredom & Isolation
March 4, 2019
Question: I know a person who has been doing nothing with his life for the last 9 years. All he... Read more
Category: "Know Yourself"
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Renewal of the self if he didn’t “believe” in himself as a child?
March 4, 2019
Question: How can a person develop a renewal of the self if he didn’t “believe” in himself as a child?... Read more
Defining Pnimiyus – The Inner Dimension
February 28, 2019
Question: 1) Often the Rav speaks of a general definition “The more a person becomes inward (pnimi).” What does the... Read more
Pills for rage
February 26, 2019
Question: If a person has problems with rage and he wants to calm down, should he take pills? Answer: “We... Read more
Guide to the “Da Es” series
January 30, 2019
I saw a response from the Rav regarding the order of how to learn the “Da Es” sefarim. The Rav... Read more
Defining Pnimius – Inwardness
January 21, 2019
1) Often the Rav speaks of a general definition “The more a person becomes inward (pnimi).” What does the Rav... Read more
Understanding Myself & Others
January 7, 2019
I am interested in learning more about the powers of the soul, and I would be happy to know if... Read more
Accessing the Light of the Neshama
January 4, 2019
I read a response of the Rav in which the Rav explained that in our generation, the avodah (task) of... Read more
Reacting To Tragedy
November 17, 2018
When I hear about tragic news, for example when I heard about a four-year-old child who was killed, or a... Read more
How To Learn Sefer Da Es Atzmecha
November 17, 2018
As I was learning the wonderful sefer “Da Es Atzmecha” (Getting To Know Your Self), I identified that I have... Read more
Figuring Out My Individual Path
November 17, 2018
The Rav has given many shiurim and has spoken largely about many paths in serving Hashem, and that each person... Read more
Enlightenment OR Enlightenment?
November 17, 2018
In my past, I have been involved in many different “spiritual paths” of goyim. From listening to the shiurim of... Read more
Emotional Regulation
November 17, 2018
If a person is a very emotional type, and his mind becomes frazzled whenever he becomes very emotional or very... Read more
Introspection When Suffering
July 13, 2018
Shalom l’kvod HaRav, Chazal have spoken much on how to guide us in the matter of making self-accounting, especially after... Read more
Balancing Intellect & Emotion
July 13, 2018
1) What is the proper relationship between intellect and emotion, [and] between the spiritual and the realm of action? How... Read more
What should I study first?
July 10, 2018
What should I study first- the Bilvavi series or the Da Es series?... Read more
Advice for a Therapist
June 4, 2018
How can I deal with inappropriate things which we encounter in life? To my chagrin, sometimes there are people who... Read more
Source of Our Generations Emotional Problems
June 3, 2018
Our generation is filled with all kinds of mental problems, such as anxiety, irrational fears, etc., and all kinds of... Read more
Daas – Focus
May 29, 2018
I have a question about what “daas ” is. What is the difference between the power of daas with the... Read more
Learning Alone or with a Chavrusa
May 29, 2018
Regarding learning with a chavrusa, I find that when I learn with a chavrusa, my learning goes well and I... Read more
What To Do About Conceit
May 13, 2018
Whenever I try to improve, there are thoughts of conceitedness (gaavah) which come to my mind, such as how “I”... Read more
Sins Involving Personal Holiness
May 13, 2018
Are the ways of avodah written in the Rav’s “Bilvavi” sefarim and “Da Es” series also for a person who... Read more
Difference between the Bilvavi & the Da Es Series
May 13, 2018
Do all of the volumes in the “Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh” series include all of the material contained in the series... Read more
Seeking Help & Torah-Based Therapy
May 13, 2018
There is a topic where there is much confusion: the role of psychology/psychologists [in a religious Jew’s life], even when... Read more
Remedy For A Self-Critical Nature
May 13, 2018
What is the proper way to deal with suffering from being angry at himself, or from being strongly [and unproductively]... Read more
What is the order of the “Da Es” series
May 13, 2018
What is the proper order of how to learn the “Da Es” series?... Read more
Feeling of Low Self-Esteem
February 15, 2018
If a person suffers from a feeling of low self-esteem, what advice can the Rav give on how to overcome... Read more
Hashem Does EVERYTHING!
February 11, 2018
How can a person feel how Hashem is doing everything when we feel all the time that we live in... Read more
Root of all Middos is Temimus
February 9, 2018
Is temimus my essence, or is it one of our middos?... Read more
Love of Hashem & Love of One’s Self
February 9, 2018
Do we need to first love Hashem in order to be someach b’chelko?... Read more