{"id":1270,"date":"2021-01-05T18:16:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T18:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1270"},"modified":"2021-01-16T16:25:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T16:25:07","slug":"the-journey-of-the-soul-9-cheshbon-hanefesh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/jewishpath.org\/wordpress\/the-journey-of-the-soul-9-cheshbon-hanefesh","title":{"rendered":"The Journey of the Soul 9 – Cheshbon HaNefesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Journey of the Soul<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Cheshbon HaNefesh<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Accounting of the Soul<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Part 9<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A-dnai sifatai tiftach, ufi yagid tehilatecha<\/span><\/em>\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

G\u2011d, Open my lips, that my mouth can declare Your praise<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hillel says, If I am not for myself, who will be for me?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when? <\/em>Ethics of the Fathers, 1:14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Thus Says the L-rd, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I AM The L-rd your G-d who Teaches you for your gain, who Leads you by the way that you should go.\u00a0 Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 48.17<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Self-accounting is earnest deliberation on one\u2019s religious and secular concerns, in the privacy of one\u2019s thoughts, to discover what he has accomplished \u2013 and has yet to accomplish \u2013 of his obligations.\u00a0 Duties of the Heart Feldheim page 665<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And none considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding\u2026 Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 44.19<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I thought on my ways, and returned my feet to Your Testimonies.\u00a0 Tehilim (Psalm)119.59<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And to you, O L-rd, Belongs loving kindness; for You render to every man according to his work. Tehilim (Psalm)62.13<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Every single night, before he lies down and before he sleeps, a person should make a reckoning of the actions that he did that whole day and repent for them, asking for mercy concerning them.\u00a0 Why at that time?\u00a0 Because then the Tree of Death prevails in the world, and all inhabitants of the world taste a taste of death; so at that time one should make a reckoning of his actions, confessing over them, since this is the time of death.\u00a0 These are called Masters of reckoning.<\/em> The Zohar Pritzker Edition 3:178b page182<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Confession\u00a0must consist of both regret and the resolve to change one\u2019s ways<\/span><\/p>\n

I implore You, G\u2011d, I sinned, I transgressed, I committed iniquity before You by doing the following (confession of one\u2019s sin goes here). Behold, I regret and am embarrassed by my deeds. I promise never to repeat this act again. Mishneh Torah Hilchot Teshuvah \u00a0Rambam page 4 \u2013 Talmud Yoma 66a<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meditation helps us to learn how to do accounting of the soul.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meditation is simply the activity of calling to mind and thinking about how to apply HaShem\u2019s Words to oneself.\u00a0 We must consider how He Wants us to conduct our lives, how to consciously perform His Mitzvot.\u00a0 Finally we must strive to always be conscious that every thought, word and deed in our lives in done in the Presence of HaShem who watches over us.\u00a0 When we accomplish this it becomes the means of growing closer to G-d.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are more ways to accomplish meditation but this is a simple way available to every one.<\/span><\/p>\n

For instance as you are reading this, perhaps a verse in the Bible comes to mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

I just thought about this one\u2026..<\/span><\/p>\n

Micah 6.8<\/span><\/p>\n

He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the HaShem requires of you; but to do justice, to love (chesed) loving-kindness, and to walk humble with your (Eloheka) G-d.<\/span><\/p>\n

So I consider what this means in my life today.\u00a0 Am I trying to accomplish this?\u00a0 If not why, is so how.\u00a0 Then enter into your journal the thoughts you have had.\u00a0 Account for your actions either positive or negative.\u00a0 Review once a week to discover if you have made progress.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Blessings and Peace<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebbetzin Revi<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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