To change the past, there is no need to travel in a time machine. Everything can be done by remote control.
Here’s how it works: From beyond the continuum of time, its Creator looks at where your spaceship is heading right now. From that point, He creates all its trajectory—through the future and through the past.
Switch the direction your past is sending you. Soon enough, it becomes a different past.
For Jonathan Levy
Actually, this idea is very similar to one of the most effective methods of trauma therapy, called cognitive reframing. Neuroscience has demonstrated that we can't destroy memories, but we can provide them new context. That context can entirely "reframe" the picture, so that events of the past that have caused considerable harm can now be rechanneled for good.
For a simple example, see Help! I Don't Want to Turn Into My Father!
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It is so beautiful the way you are doing daily dose. I like the pictures.
Tank you.
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fantastic!!
Thank you Chabad for posting this!
Such an insightful way of dealing with life's misgivings and rendering the past
in a way that could transform one's personal history into events that can only mold the future into something beautiful.
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Time = Change
The sensation of our nature changing is felt as time to us.
We have a predetermined number of changes to reform our nature to resemble G_d's attributes.
We can cooperate in this process by learning how to behave as "one man and one heart" - then "I will hasten it" or
otherwise we feel the change by force from 'blows' manifested as crises within our lives, institutional system and from natural disaster. In this way we are forced to change our trajectory to reach the goal of Creation. This is called "in due (scheduled) time"
Hopefully we will be able to avoid WW3 ... WW4... financial market collapse ... diseases...earthquakes...
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Time Travel
In this period of preparing for High Holy Days, with all respect to the Rebbe and Rabbi Freeman, I'm not sure this would be spiritually or emotionally healthy for myself ... it is far too easy to rationalize or gloss over the less flattering aspects of my past - far too easy to paint a "pretty picture" of myself.
One of my flaws is perfectionism that makes me a harsh critic - not of others, but of myself. While there is nothing wrong with setting high goals, the reality is I make mistakes and often fall short. Also, acknowledging and correcting those mistakes helps me not make the same mistakes again - sometimes.
Without the real past, I would not be who I am today with certain elements of positivity and negativity. As one of the popular sayings goes, "I'm a work in progress" B"H; I hope Hashem continues to give me opportunities for growth in spirituality. (No, I haven't enjoyed all those opportunities, but the same have given me new chances for joy.)
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Freud: Past and Present
Anyone familiar with the works of Freud knows that, to a large extent, our present and future depends on our past.
A traumatic past must affect our present and future - hence the need for many people to go to a psychiatrist or psychologist.
"Switch the direction your past is sending you. Soon enough, it becomes a different past."
Can one just "wipe out" the effects of the past?? With the help of a good psychiatrist/psychologist I believe that people can be helped to "come to grips" with their past. However, surely some elements will still remain which must affect our personalities etc?
"Here’s how it works: From beyond the continuum of time, its Creator looks at where your spaceship is heading right now. From that point, He creates all its trajectory—through the future and through the past."
Does the Creator determine our trajectory in life? Judaism stresses "free will."
What about criminals who have no desire to change their present and/or future?
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This is very beautiful to know that I can start from the beginning whenever I want. Thanks for the confidence! Much is appreciated:) Reply
Practical Kabbalah and the Past If You want to prevent something in the past or to inform yourself to do or not to do certain thing, the question is still "How to use Practical Kabbalah to inform and to prevent something?". I assume such thing can be done inside shemoneh esrei (amidah) but I think it still big secret Anyone can help ? Reply
A self within a self within a: True Self Artichoke
Like pruning we take away all that would hinder a potential which would come. We note the weak growth, the injured branches, and the unstraight tracks that make up the whole. You find the balance by working with what is provided. If one season we might have had a drout or fire it would be marked, as well as restorative healing tracks from within it's core. Do all not understand KELOID patches? You might see one thing on the outside but the inside is the TRUE being & work of art. When we shed that final cover we will be known by those who KNEW us. I don't think it will matter what the blind see because they have their own journey to tend to.
Sometimes a shoot comes upon a stump long thought chopped down in ruin and obliteration only to find out that... That was what it took to drive a better and more hearty new trunk to press thru it's foundations firmly & steadily.
When we have contientious Rebbe giving us sources to double check: Iron sharpens Iron. YES!
For the love of Israel
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What Time Is it.
G-D's creations of all thing in the past are HIS handy work, HIS craftsmanship.If anyone could go to the past then they could change the future all it would take is one mistake. Now G-D's creation of human life in these days are also HIS craftsmanship and HIS handy work. We have had our creation when we were formed in the matrix. and our lives reflect the Love of G-D that abides in us forever.
What time is it? Time for us to keep on seeking the LORD so G-D can creat a new day for us to take hold of and do something with.
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This is a great topic. I am in the process of writing some meditations which can be used to facilitate this process. More coming after Sukkot.
Could tell us how we can get an English version of the Rebbe's maamar as you cited above? Please.
Peace and love for Yom HakiPurim and Sukkot.
Thanks,
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hello and correctly stated helllo. the assumption is right. because in planes of the mind there is no restrictions as per time or space, permanently this side of reality is modfying itself, sinking to greater amplitudes of fulfillment. we do not know yet how this is happening but we already underlined the connections. a greater good to a greater fulfillment. always moving and sinking in that direction. we our participation in the making of the good and right things. regards. Reply
time travel Learn from the past, live in the present and prepare for the future. Many of us are stuck in the past because of unresolved issues but that does not mean we should let the past control us. Reply
Time Travel Interesting idea, but I disagree. The past stays the same. But the way you act now would definetley change the future. The past is important, in that what you did, good or bad, will inspire you or chain you to that course. Reply
Source The source is the Rebbe's maamar "Padah B'Shalom" on the 19th of Kislev, 5738. See esp. the last paragraph of sif 3. Reply
Time Travel
It's a breath of fresh air to read the words of wisdom by rabbi Tzvi Freeman.
Please e-mail me where I can look up the source for this beautifull idea.
All The Best
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Cause and effect In what way does this relate to the concept of law and effect? Specifically in relation to 'tikkun' or karma. can an effect be removed or can the results/effects of past actions be removed? Can the actual initiating action be corrected at is seed level? Does the above method mean that we can erase what we've done in the past and escape it's effect?