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What is this talk about hitbodedut? Why is it gaining so much attention? How will it help me?
It all boils down to the concept of yishuv ha’da’at (settling of one’s mind). When we distance ourselves from the rest of the hum drum of the world and speak to Hashem in our own way, own language and with an open heart, we essentially are engaging in self-therapy. We weigh the different aspects of our lives very carefully and do a self-accounting of our thoughts, speech and deeds. All of the scattered thoughts and feelings get reorganized and replaced in an orderly fashion.
Let’s look at this logically. A business owner must do an analysis of his business every so often. Some do so every week, some every month, some every quarter and some only yearly. However every good business school teaches that we must ‘look in our books’ to make ourselves aware of how well the business is running. ‘We’ in some sense, should look at our lives as a business. How are we spending our time, money, energy? Are we being productive and using the most of our assets for the good of the business? These questions are meant to be addressed during our hitbodedut sessions.
The reward after doing hitbodedut: da’at (expansion of knowledge of the bigger picture, of life’s meaning, of Hashem’s presence). When we work to attain da’at we strive to reach a heightened spiritual sensitivity in our lives; to be more aware of Hashem’s greatness and endless power.
When we reach the point where we recognize our smallness and are in awe of Hashem’s greatness, we can be assured that we are witnessing the truthful light of Ein od Milvado (there is no one else but Hashem).
There is nothing more reassuring than knowing that although we are not in control, Hashem is. That means we are in great hands.
Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Shoshana bat Leah a young mother who is in serious condition after giving birth to her first child. Please daven for her complete recovery and the continued health of her baby Tinok ben Shoshana. May we only see revealed good, Amen.
