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Long ago, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov had recognized Simcha as the key to success in fighting the evil inclination and coming truly close to HaShem. In stressing the importance of Simcha he went so far as saying that depression - the antithesis of Simcha - constitutes "the m...

It is very important to remember these three, very powerful sayings of Rebbe Nachman at all times. "There is no such thing as "Yiush" (i.e. despair) in the world".  "As long as the candle is lit (i.e. one is still alive), one can always correct".  "If you believe you can destroy, then you must believe that you can fix".

We need to internalize that these desires are out to destroy us, not to help us. He claims to be our best friend, but he is our worst enemy. The evil inclination's goal is that the value of our lives should be zero. His job is to damage. To do this he was given permission...

One secret to success in overcoming the evil inclination is to enjoy the challenge! Imagine you are playing a video arcade game called "Life" and the enemy is called "Temptation". If a test comes and you overcome it, you get points and move to a higher level each time. On...

The Torah is called a "Covenant," (BRIT)  The Holy One, blessed be He is called "Covenant,"  The holy sign of circumcision is called the "Covenant" (The holy Zohar III 73b). TORAH = 611 = BRIT = 612 THE ONE WHO GUARDS THE COVENANT IS CONSIDERED AS IF HE HAD OBSERVED ALL OF THE TORAH (ZOHAR HA KADOSH I, 197a)

Taken From Tzvi Fishman's Arutz Sheva Blog. There are many unfortunate consequences for a Jew who follows after his eyes. Since many people look upon this lightly, let me share a Kabbalistic secret to help impress the gravity of this transgression in your minds. In the "S...

The words of General George S. Patton. "Better to fight for something than live for nothing". "I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom".

Sexual temptation is the main test in life. It is sent as a challenge to refine us. When you are subjected to this test it puts you in a type of "exile". You should cry out to G-d: scream and cry out to Him over and over again, like a woman in labor who cries out from the...

There is a tremendous amount of spiritual energy out there that Hashem is waiting to give to us, as long as we try. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov would often quote a Zohar that controlling one's desires and passions makes them the channel for beracha, abundance and reward, to ...

It's all about "Surrender", "Surrender", "Surrender". G-d puts us through so much in our lives just so that we learn to surrender to him, i.e. to realize that we can't do it alone and that we need him for every step of the way. This is not only a philosophy to help someon...

Ah, the gift of sight! Often though, we don't appreciate it enough. I just read an article in the Hamodia about a twenty year old boy who had a genetic disease and lost his eye sight without warning in the span of just a few days. Obviously this was very difficult for him...

Sometimes a person could have a fleeting thought of how quickly life is passing him by and how great it would be if he could just run away from the hustle and bustle of life and serve G-d in solitude, with all his strength and with true devotion, leaving all the pleasures...

Someone posted this today at Arutz Sheva Talk-Back on Tzvi Fishman's Blog. "For the past few months I have been going through a difficult time, which I don't care to share w/ you in this talkback. But I will tell you that during this period, I have been EXTRA careful in r...

Sometimes when we're out there in the big world surrounded by all the temptations, with beautiful women wherever we seem to look, we cry out in our hearts "Dear G-d, where are you? I can't see you, I can't feel you! All I see is a beauty of a different kind, wherever I lo...

How many people can say that they give their hearts to G-d every day? How fortunate are we that we have something to give G-d!

Excerpts taken from an article by By Harry Fisher (Editor's Note: How many things we can learn from this article about fighting the evil inclination!) I was a sergeant in World War II. I landed at Normandy and fought the Nazis with General Patton's army up to and into ...

Someone wrote us: If my Father in Heaven is literally about Unconditional Love, then that means He loves me without conditions. And there is nothing I can do to disappoint Him. Furthermore, I refuse to have faith in an angry & judgmental God who keeps a score card in ...

THE REWARD FOR THOSE WHO GUARD THEIR EYES FROM LOOKING INTO FORBIDDEN THINGS He becomes a chariot [Merkava] to the Shechina, and he is considered as if had offered all the sacrifices (The Chida, Avodat ha Kodesh, Tzipporen Shamir, 9:128) When he prays to the Holy One Ble...