The Tzaddik’s Prayer

IMO it is best to find a way to point out the direct path to the One. It’s not that hard to find scriptures that have been clearly there for thousands of years but haven’t been, as far as I know, clearly elucidated so that insight is common. E.G. Ain Od Milvado, that G-d is all there is, or G-d told Moshe to tell his people that Eyheh has sent him. ( I AM what I WILL BE. ) hint hint. Also how to look at NOW and see that it is always there and we can’t see past or future at all. Not to mention Bitachon. Reply

This is wonderful and correct! There is great Joy here! Reply

It's interesting to note that scientists have discovered we have one mother, which is Chava. That is why the Rebbe included the Noahide laws in his speeches. Reply

Beautiful. Thank you Reply

Rabbi Freeman
I always read your commentary with deep joy
However in the above paragraph about the Tzadik
You use the language of logic and your conclusion does not agree with the unfolding arguments prior to it.
How can one who is aware he lucks nothing can pray ? Reply

I don't understand how you can declare that the people lack nothing. Can someone explain this for me? Reply

Needs and wants "Our Heavenly Father doesn't always give us what we want, but He always gives
us what we need."
What perspective do you have of this quotation Zvi? Reply

Great! This is great! Thank you so much for posting it! Reply

The Zaddik's Prayer Rabbi Freeman, this is the power of "echad". If Christians understood this, and they will, they would not try to convert Jews. Jews are the sons of G-d, and the sons and G-d are One! G-d saw that Abraham was the only one who was righteous and G-d fearing.G-d promises him, that He would bless those who bless him, and cruse them that cruse him. We are the son's of G-d. Israel's Guardian will never doze or sleep. I am so grateful to the Rebbe, of righteous memory. It is one thing to know this and another thing to believe it. Blessed are those who know and believe, because the people who "know" their G-d will be strong and do exploits. He is with us! Reply

The Tzaddik's prayer Dear G-D,thank you for all the blessings you bestowed upon me.No matter what happens,you are there always ready to give a helping hand.Bless all people,and your people Israel.Open up their hearts so they may receive your strength and your love. Reply

THE TZADDIK'S PRAYER The essence is in One. G-d is One.
The tzaddik binds himself to G-d to become one with G-d. So we bind ourselves to the tzaddik to become one with the tzaddik and thereby uniting with G-d. This is the beauty of k'lal Yisrael. As Jews we join together to become one with the tzaddik and G-d. Reply

prayer There is no soul that lives and doesn't pray, its imposible. People pray without noticing that they have pray. Praying is asking, if you refuse to pray to God directly you will still pray indirectly. Reply

response Thank you, tzvi, that really really, helped. thank you, and in general, you give me a lot of strength. i think the rebbe means by opening our eyes, that we think that so long as there's still somewhere to get to, in a certain way we are not 'there' yet. but that is no way to connect to God, for God is not in where we should be, He is in where we are now. by opening our eyes to the understanding that even though there’s fixing to do, but for the moment we are in now, like you said, we have everything we need, we have the power to fix. and also that we need not be fixed right now.
from there comes real prayer.
what do you think, r' tzvi? Reply

question this was great. i have two questions on this, really longstanding, if you could please give me the right outlook.
Number 1 is, what does it mean he lacks nothing? Because God takes care of him and gives him whatever he needs? But isn't there an idea that god has all the influence waiting, but you need prayer to draw it out?

Number 2 is: just to clarify: so all the requests we make during the Amida are really : help us open our eyes to see we already are in the best place as far as this area is concerned?

these ideas always confused me, some clarity would really help me to connect to prayer better. thank you, Reply

praying is not just asking for something the problem that you solve by developing this somewhat complex argument is solved immediately when we realise that prayer means thanking, contemplating etc, which any tzaddik can and does do , on infinitely rising levels, on a personal level, and for his people. Reply

The Tzaddik's Prayer A thought to add another perspective to this beautiful wisdom ... Changing the way we see what prayer is can allow us to see the question of why anyone needs prayer in a different light.

We do truly lack nothing because G-d gives us all that we need and want and all we have left to do is thank Him ... and we can do that through prayer. I believe it is taught that prayer is said with belief that G-d answers ALL prayers. So we are not really asking for what we want. We are trusting that we are always given all that we want.

So we can look at prayer as a way of thanking G-d for all that He gives us. Then we see why prayer is needed by one who lacks nothing. G-d is giving us gifts in each moment of each day. Prayer is another gift ... a way of saying thanks for these gifts; for when we remember to thank G-d, we also remember to notice all the gifts that we sometimes take for granted and we remember G-d's presence in our lives. In that is yet another gift.

THANK YOU! Reply