Live the Geulah NOW! - Your Inner Redemption Is the Beginning of Everything

[Music] Hi, I'm Arammy Glazer. I used to think that gula is something we daven for and we wait for till I realized that gula starts within each of us. When Israel got to har after we left mitime, it says Rashi explains and kazal tell us that is singular. It's to teach us that Israel is connected. We are one soul. We are one organism. And that means that your growth isn't just personal. It's Clrol's growth. Your clarity, your healing and your chuva actually brings the whole world closer to gula. So what is goula patis? Gula practice means freedom. Not freedom from the world but freedom within it. It's when you're no longer enslaved by fear, resentment or confusion. It's when you live with purpose even when life is messy. It's when you feel Hashem with you even in the dark. The Zohor says that when Amistra is uplifted the shina comes out of gulus. Now you might be thinking that's beautiful but I'm stuck. I'm anxious. I'm full of problems. My life is broken. So here's the shift. Gula praatis isn't something that happens when your problems go away. Gulap pratis is what happens when you stop letting your problems define you. Gula praatis is when you know that hashem is with you even in your problems. When you walk the walk of life in the pain and in the struggle with the knowing hem is with you every step of the way. That's gula practice. That's redemption. But here's another layer that most people aren't aware of. When you stop focusing on your problems and start focusing on uplifting others, Hashem will step in to take care of your problems. I heard once from a sadic, I don't remember the name, that one step for someone else spares you a thousand steps for yourself. And by shifting the focus from your problems to how you can help others and how you can uplift others, you're not just bringing goula to yourself, you are bringing goula to them as well. and you are being an example of how you can bring more gula to this world. So here are some practical tips on how to live a life of gula. Tip number one, speak to Hashem before the day pulls you in. Take a little time with no distractions and tell Hashem your struggles. Tell Hashem what you're dealing with. Tell him about your stress, your fears, your confusion. Tell him out loud like you're talking to a friend. And ask him, "Hashem, please help me not get stuck in my illusion of gullis today. Help me live for my nishama, not for my pain. Help me remember that you're with me and I'm not alone. Tip number two, learn Torah that you connect with. Learn Torah that uplifts you. Learn Torah that teaches you amuna and helps you build your Sometimes all it takes is one line that helps carry you through the day. Tip number three, stop waiting for your life to be fixed. Tell yourself, "I'm not going to wait till everything is perfect to start living with purpose." Your gula doesn't begin when your problems go away. Your goula begins when you decide to rise anyway. And tip number four, help someone else with no agenda where there's nothing in it for you. The most powerful shift happens when you stop asking who will help me and you start asking who can I help? What can I help with? That is the moment you stepped into gula. Call someone you know is struggling or feeling lonely or just smile at a stranger in the street. You'll notice that when you help someone else, when you lift someone else, you suddenly feel powerful. You feel like you're not owned by your own problems. And Hashem says, "You take care of my children. I'll take care of you." And finally, tip number five, remember that gula starts with you. It starts in your home. You bring the light into your home. You bring the love, the connection into your home, and you bring the happiness into your home. And you will bring it closer, not just for yourself and your family, but for all of Amisra. Thank you for listening. [Music]