Poor Reception

sometimes one could occassionally be watching a wrong show? Reply

How do we do this? "If we would only adjust our reception devices, our attitude and our ability to receive, the signal would become clear."
I asked the same question (see below)some time ago.
Rabbi, could you please devote a post to this?
Thank you. Reply

How many people do this? It takes maturity. Reply

He is always here. All we need to do is receive: clear noise, adjust reception.

I keep the Daily Doses for a month, then before I delete, go back and read again. How often I've thought that I read each one, yet when I go back, one here and there pops out, as this one did, requiring more contemplation and love. Reply

So true Very encouraging Rabbi. Great perspective, I am sure the ability to tune is associated with our Emunah and Bitachon in Hashem that everything ultimately works for Good and is Good. Reply

Harder to do than just an adjustment Self awareness teaches us that how we respond to input defines our ability to process things and put them into perspective. Faith and keeping open to alternative interpretations will relieve us and others from the broken record mentality and provide new and pure light in relation to things that are truly important. For me, I have envisioned the way I want to be and regardless of stimulus I try to implement the vision. It's simple- be kind, loving, but not a fool. With Jewish learning, the pure values are reinforced and elevated. All that matters is improving relationships and perspective. I try to keep my eye on the ball- for me, that means doing good. Reply

Same question as "smadar" - how does one adjust one's reception?? Reply

Poor Reception Yes ... but how does one adjust one's reception? If it is by Torah Study then how is it that there are so many who follow and study Torah to the letter and yet still experience "evil" - they still hear some noise? If it's because they still have more adjusting to do then it may not be possible to ever get clear reception because we ALL have adjusting to do and ALWAYS will. Perhaps there is some adjustment also to be made to the teachings themselves. Isn't it possible that they too have been distorted by the static during their descent? Reply

the second day But, how could anything be said to come about by a lack of Divine emanation if everything was created by it; doesn’t wrong and injustice exist?

It comes to this: when we speak of G-d having “created” the universe we refer to His having created all of existence en toto at first, and to it then differentiating into the nearly infinite number of elements that comprise it now thanks to the laws of nature that He set up [5]. So, when He created this world which embraces both good and evil He certainly discharged emanations to start it all off. It’s just that some of them were of lower “wattage”, if you will; less potent. Those are the sorts of emanations that nourish wrong and injustice. They’re “flawed” to a degree, certainly less than full-blossomed, and somehow “out of character” for G-d.
from Ramchal by Rabbi Yaacov Feldman Reply

Receiving the message Sometimes I have poor reception,but more often I receive one.Not sure how to handle this.Just have to wait and see. Reply

Evil not from above? doesn't it say in the Torah that G-d created good and evil? So technically, it does come from above right? Reply

The risks of studying Torah. Seems undoubtedly that the best way to stay nearby G-d is to study Torah. Although this is not exempted of dangers; Suffice to recall Rabbi Akiba. He is remembered -among other things- as one of the Ten Martyrs, he was murdered by the Romans for teaching Torah. Reply

Hear? I'm being so loud I can't hear you And that is the issue I have been confronting: trying to clear my static, tuning out the noise that originates within me so that I can more clearly hear Him.

Spot on. It is nice to know I'm not alone... I hope, anyway.

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How do we adjust our 'reception devices' , practically, when it comes to Amalek and his descendants? Reply

Comment on Evil Just as cold is the absence of heat.
and dark is the absence of light. Evil is the absence of good.

I believe that this a quote from Albert Einstein in response to an instructor telling him that God must be bad becausse he created evil. This rebuttal is brilliant. Just wanted to share. Reply

Poor Reception Every thing comes from above including the eating of the apple which distorted reality as was meant to be. I do agree however that we should adjust our reception devices and our attitude and our ability to receive, the signal would become loud and clear.

By the way, love your column and read it always. Reply