Showing posts with label happy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happy. Show all posts

Sunday, March 10, 2013

קרי WANTON EMISSION OF SEED (unintentional, unless otherwise stated): BOOK ONE: 5-10 (end)


5. A person should not eat at the table of a tzaddik before he has immersed (in a mikva to purify himself) from his emissions.

6. Rejoice in the good that comes upon the tzaddikim, and this is a rectification for emissions.

7. Through mockery, comes the impurity of wanton emission.

8. Wanton emission comes from lightheadedness.

9. Wanton emission comes as a result of eating garlic and eggs.

10. Also as a result of pointless speech and foul language.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

בושה SHAME: 7-13


7. When shame comes to you, it is only that you should repent for the sins that you commit carelessly (lit. tread on with your heel).

8. Also, shame comes when you rejoice in the pain of your friend.

9. Envision the letters of "Belief" (in Hebrew, Emunah, spelled אמונה) and through this there will not come upon you any shame.

10. Someone who needs to give over a collateral to procure a loan, it is certain that these items which were pledged were contemptible in his eyes in another life.

11. When some shame comes upon a person, he should expect a salvation.

12. One who wants to be shamed (t.n. Or feel ashamed) should envision the image of his mother.

13. Through giving charity for the sake of Heaven, you will come to the trait of abashment.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

נאוף SEXUAL IMMORALITY: book 2: 7-11

7. All who guard their sexual purity (lit. covenant) merit to understanding the seventy languages that are hidden in the Torah.

8. It is forbidden to judge favorably one who has transgressed with homosexual relations.

9. Parnassa (livelihood) is according to the marital match.

10. An unoccupied man who is not involved in any occupation, through this his sexual desire abounds, and he constantly speaks filthy words.

11. Someone who guards his sexual purity (lit. covenant) is permitted to rejoice when he sees the fall of his enemies.

Monday, October 29, 2012

שמחה - HAPPINESS - book one

BOOK TWO:


ספר המידות - ערך שמחה חלק שני
א. מי שהוא שמח תמיד, על ידי זה הוא מצליח:
ב. הנדרים והנדבות מביאין שמחה:
1. Someone who is always happy, through this he is successful.

2. Vows and pledges bring one to joy.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

יראה FEAR OF G-D book one 28-38 (end)

28. Someone who has fear of G-d, when fright comes to the world, he will not be afraid. Rather, he will even be happy.


29. Someone who has fear of G-d will certainly humble himself before the Tzadik.


30. Through haughtiness, there is no fear of G-d.


31. To [acquire] fear of G-d, go to the ritual bath.


32. Through sanctifying the Name [of G-d], you will come to fear of G-d.


33. Intentional sins remove the fear of G-d from before his eyes.


34. Someone who does not pay attention to the day of death, through this, he has no fear of G-d.


35. When a person falls from his fear of G-d, it is known that they judge him Above.


36. Through the gift that one gives to the righteous, one merits fear of G-d.


37. Also, 310 immersions in a ritual bath are a
segula (conducive) to fear of G-d.


38. Desire -- that a person desires to perform a Torah commandment -- is a sign that he has fear of G-d.