Over the Budget - Daily Dose of Wisdom

“Whoever builds a home,” the sages say, “goes broke over it.” But it’s worth it.

Midway, you run past your budget. To complete, you borrow and fall into debt. It’s only then that your home is built and your investment pays off. It’s all well worth it—otherwise, no one would ever build a house.

It’s the protocol of life—every success is preceded by despair. And for good reason: Our minds and hearts struggle, but they are too small to reach their own fulfillment. In desperation, we call upon something much deeper, something we never knew we had.

We borrow from our innermost, hidden powers. And only then can we build a home for the divine.

Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson

From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

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August 21, 2012

Home

Home is where you hang your hat.
But the home that is important is the home of your heart. How you build that home is for others to see. I believe that if Love rules and reigns in the core of your being Love is what others will see. If you fill your home with garbage then that garbage becomes what others will think of you concerning. Love the L-rd your G-d with all your heart and being.

Gavri Hanita Hazaka Abir Selek 2nd
Vancouver, Canada

August 18, 2012

Over the Budget

I disagree as I have had many successes that were not preceded by despair. Finding my wife one. Me from NC and her from TX.
Two wonderful daughter-in-laws. Have bought 5 houses at different locations while in the Military and never had despair over selling them. One sold in less than 6 hrs after sign was put up. I could name several more advancements in my military career that were beyond belief.

John C Shore
San Angelo, TX

August 18, 2012

Thank you!

Earlier this week I had something happen in my life that left me feeling a sense of despair. I like this message because it gives me hope. Mahalo!

James
Honolulu, HI
chabadofhawaii.com

August 17, 2012

Building a home for G-d

In that of building a home for the Divine my mind goes to ponder the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, it is not enough that we have a place for G-d in our innermost it's only that it'd be wonderful to have here in Chabad.org a some sort of shul -not a real shul of course- but a kind of shul with some of the services that are offered in the real ones.

Xil
Qro./MEXICO

August 17, 2012

wow!

Praise G-d something we can all relate to... and...understand. G-d bless all who find it difficult to surrender, to ask for divine intervention and those who are unable to acknowledge... that it exists because maybe they have never been shown... where it lives and how it works and who can access it... at will...peace be with us all, ever more. loving Father the World is in your Hands. in you we trust that the veil will be lifted.... soon. with love and gratitude. Amen.

Michelle

August 16, 2012

So beautiful!

These insights are so profound, I would love to see footnotes and references for further learning. Thanks

RS
Los Angeles, CA