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Book Title Bringing Heaven Down to Earth
Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson
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87. Cleaning Up

Everyone has his share of “not good”. It’s impossible that a physical being should be devoid of faults. The point is not to flee or hide from them. Nor is it to resign yourself to it all. It is to face up to the fact that they are there, and to systematically chase them away.

Recognizing who you are and gradually cleaning up your act --it may look ugly, but it is a divine path.

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Posted: Oct 19, 2010
Honesty
This strikes a chord. While cleaning up my act, I now say, "It may not be pretty (where I find myself at times), but I'm responding from being honest with you and myself."
Posted By Mr. Leon Anderson Jr.

Posted: Oct 18, 2010
Encouraging!
This encourages me to walk on divine path.
Posted By Shahid

Posted: Oct 18, 2010
Cleaning Up
We can't chase away who we are. Perhaps what we need to do is simply accept and love all aspects of ourselves and know that we need all parts of ourselves to be whole. When we can be so accepting and loving of ourselves, then we may find that it follows that we are as loving and accepting of others.
Posted By Smadar, Thornhill, ON/Canada

Posted: Oct 18, 2010
Cleaning up
It is hard sometimes to admit that you've done something wrong to someone close to you -with me it was my sister-and I had to admit to myself that I DO things that are imperfect-and this was a delicate issue with me-I find the more you build a wall around yourself and say I am perfect the harder it becomes when you realize-merely that you are not perfect-which is what happened to me-Thank you for writing this.
Posted By Anonymous, Brockton, Ma/USA

Posted: Oct 18, 2010
judgements
The challenge is what to do with the share of "not good" in the people around me and yes its impossible that a physical being should be void of faults. Its easy to become judgemental and make demands about how the other person should be.
Noticing my own judgements and demands,I can choose to drop them because they only get in the way of the unconditional love I am striving to acheive to bring Moshiach.
Posted By Tsivia, Johannesburg, S.Africa

Posted: Sep 3, 2010
Easy
Doing the easy things makes life hard.

Doing the hard things makes life easy.
Posted By Mr. mark Ehrlich



 


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