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vyadata #6-what is Chabad Meditation and why is it necessary - Are u a Shake Feifer?
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so
we're on page
208 in the mai mavia daita hayoim
from not tougher sonic based 1932.
let's go right to the paragraph because
uh we gave a very long monologue
yesterday and we learned little inside
so let's do that now
you need to feed faith
why must you feed faith
the emotion i've been
[Applause]
explains
that the meaning of this is that maisha
bain was the one who fed
the jewish people
and he gave them food what type of food
and munna
it makes your mind work better your
heart work better
you can became so too big
it's regard is regarding the concept of
the day of our subject
by understanding
and comprehending godly ideas kamashev
shared later only as much as we're able
to know
in isaiah
this itself
it's the food with faith
and this is what moshe said to you this
is a reference hillary back to the zayar
that he cited
at the beginning of 205 that chapter
behind
base
he cited a zayar there okay
look and let's see how he explains the
zelda show mumbai said this is what
malaysia said the eden quote
until now i have taught you the way you
teach an infant a child
what was the limbo what was the study
that he taught us
to know
only stockholder
and to gaze
later with his stockhill in hebrew the
mindalone stockholder is aramaic he
translates it now into hebrew
laida to know
ulistokyl into gays
what does that mean because the concept
of knowledge
isn't only to understand the idea
clearly with your mind
he understands the intellectual concept
that's not all that all what we mean
when we say
la minda ulistakiel kiem
lista cola
the in
[Applause]
is a a further explanation what desire
means by the with the word la minda to
know
what type of knowledge do we mean here a
gazing type of knowledge
in hebrew we have a concept
in depth
you know i told you the other day
there's learning the gemara bibcias like
you know quickly
and in a shallow way
a cursory way and then there's learning
the gemara
deep
slow
methodical
and the yeshiva world is this way too
there's some one system of learning to
cover a lot of ground there's another
system to learn six to ten pages an
entire year
but to take it apart from all angles
the brisk
there is that way
other
not that way
so we have the word eon to be ma'ayan to
deeply look into it says that when the
zoya says la minda
taught the jews
like you teach a child remember to know
to have knowledge of god
what type of knowledge this stockholder
listakola is a definite is a an
elaboration a cleric clarifies what type
what should be the laminda what should
be the knowledge it can should consist
of such deep learning
of lista which means
and here it's important just for a
moment to digress and say
that it's important
to have
a daily a weekly time
to do the learning in the way of
usually those type of learning is more
cursory more superficial
why because you don't have the time or
the energy or the interest to delve into
it i talk to myself
that's when it's easy to get bored and
stale and give up
so that's why i remember that ember once
said one second hill that ever once said
i remember he said this regarding peer
key elvis you know what cut cust the jew
the custom of the jewish of our
customers to study pierce between pesach
and chavuz
so the rapper said that many people read
it they don't really study it so what's
the solution to take one missionary
or one par one line in a mishna and to
delve into that be eon so you have
excitement to to want to know more yeah
yes hillel
uh so the phrase the mind
so so it basically means like a review
an in-depth review kind of
that's the implication of the style of
learning what why why do you use the
word review
an in-depth an in-depth learning
why review okay fine
yeah
it we call we call this today the study
the eu that that's the word that's used
being
okay
that when we talk about hasag
comprehension avi
we were talking about studying in a way
of eon of analysis of depth
i digress for a moment i went to see a
hernia specialist
yesterday the day before
and he did what i call this list dakota
i don't mean to stop calling my body
the office was empty it was in
bensonhurst bensonhurst is a a section
that borders borough park closer to the
to the water to the atlantic ocean
and uh the house is a corner house it's
huge
i think he just rents an office there it
must be a hundred over a hundred year
old house
and his office looks like from 1950.
he had a radio there probably going back
to 1950
and it was immaculate the office and no
one else was there only he and i and he
must have been about a 70 year old man
and it was a makaya like no pressure
he had all the time in the world for me
i took the velvet here as a doctor
so
i really felt my wife when i came back
to how my first time i met him i think
he's a frugal so but i've been a doctor
you know so so so how do i like him i
said i loved him because he took his
time we were able to dialogue and and
and agree and disagree and think from
this side and that side it was really an
eel
it was ian
and he didn't jump to conclusions like i
went i've gone to a few other doctors
at columbia
columbia oh it's the harvard of
hospitals colombia right
and he was very flippant and he says i'm
a colon special colon specialist i'm not
a hernia specialist go see a hernia
specialist which is true but come on you
don't know you can't tell me about the
hernia you you do this day and night you
cut people and you can't tell me okay
the point is that was limit that was
just laid out knowledge okay i felt here
it's this i felt here it's not this okay
we don't know more get an mri get a cat
scan and and
this guy tells me he doesn't trust the
cat scans and them i rise i said it's
right in front of you
he says sorry
i'm feeling you and i don't feel it and
he says you know what they make mistakes
many times or they're not precise
you have a general yes the cat scan
gives you a general idea but it doesn't
mean we should operate
that's laminda
that's a that's what's taco
let's tacola means to analyze it and the
same as in learning
what's the what's the ver what's the
value of a shear like this the
interactive shear a little
where you have
back and forth and you could
argue it out and you could discuss it
and you can
you know what i'm saying dialogue
that's listakolo so that's what it says
here
he says
what do we mean
to comprehend something it means to do
an in-depth analysis of the matter of
the issue
in addition to knowing unison the facts
you know the facts you understand it
well
this is beautiful
you hear that avraham
he is
filled
with this idea i love the way that ever
says it bellevue
said he becomes filled up like a car
gets filled up with gas
this idea fills up his intellectual and
emotional tank
this is the process of eon
the process of e and guess what
when you're
you think about it when you're sleeping
and when you're eating and when you're
walking it's it's all over you because
it fills you up let's continue
not only did he
surround the intellectual idea
but more so
thus was their indian
what happens is that the idea
means next page top of 209
farnum
the idea swallowed him
and by the way this uh this is this is
almost a quote from tanya chapter hey
when the alternative speaks about
learning toyota
there's the makif and the mukaf
there is
being surrounded
up surround i'm sorry surrounding the
issue you're studying
and there is
being taken in and being surrounded
let's continue shahoom and molly knowing
you know
that when you study something in depth
in an analytical way you become
filled with this idea the issue fills
you
it is
permeated by the idea
of
and he understands it very well so what
do i mean
no i take that back not just the curse
away you understand well there are
things you understand well however
they are saying
the fact is you have um a sophisticated
idea
that you understand
however the yesterday upon him at other
times has scholar because we have such
an idea such an intellectual thought
martial
the idea
permeates him completely through and
through
so even the first idea that you
understand well
nevertheless
you're not filled up
it doesn't fill you up there's another
part of your being of rome
that's
um that's uh
missing
the idea the idea hasn't touched that
part
so the gas hasn't got gotten to every
part of the motor whatever
it's gone to this section in that
section it's not a good muscle because
in a car that's the way it is if you put
guard into a gas into the carburetor or
another part of the car you got an
explosion or a big problem so you don't
want that
but in the new show and tomorrow we're
talking about the idea
should be studied to such a point
where you are a walking idea
you're not just a someone who has
information stored
but the information permeates you
and it's in your arm and your feet in
your heart in your mind in your eyes and
in your nose everything bespeaks the
idea because you're filled from it
you know
he repeats himself that because they are
the specific idea of comprehension which
we call in hebrew hassago
this is the idea of eon of in-depth
analysis
this is
on the intellectual
side what about in the
avoider side says the rebel
who
what does this mean practically in
serving hashem
indiana is bonanus
eun equals
his bonanut his bonus meditation
reflection
so right here you're we're always
looking what is the khabar definition of
his abundance that ebba says it right
here
that the idea is
is
it's not just chanting words breathing
exercises
and cursory reflection
yes your innocent
now the word
is a very interesting word coming from
the word peanut being that
which is reflective
which means to make yourself understand
another way you
go over the information and you make
yourself understand and then there's a
double noon over there
to indicate that that it should be done
in a long way to really really
understand
wait wait stop who told you the
the double nun
implies a strong way is that because of
the grammar or that's your own
interpretation
i heard it from from uh
who you see jacobson
you are jackie uh-huh
okay but he didn't give a source because
i've never heard that before
yeah
okay
here go ahead but your point is well
taken
[Music]
the the
equivalent of ion
the equivalent of the in-depth analysis
that you use your mind to comprehend
something in a way that's the idea of
his bonus
and he says who
now
how do we do this
look look what the rabbit says here an
underlying because we're always
searching for different things and
qasidas and sometimes you come across
kind of a one line or two line
definition it's worth to underline and
to emphasize so for the future as well
people always go back to it
this means that this idea that you know
and this idea you comprehend play oh boy
shinri lite
it makes a good an impact in you it
changes you for the good the holy grace
of in all of your practice and conduct
the talk of in all of your behavior and
you're walking whatever your
your applications
he's boring those his bonnie knows
if done right says that ever
it will make a change in other words so
if there isn't a change
in my behavior and my conduct it means
there's a lack
something missing in my his bondages if
i'm doing this boneless
it cannot be that you should do is buy
the news
the right way and not be a changed man
how do you like that
that's what it says here
the zehu says
and what should the content of your
knowledge and your comprehension be
to go in the
go into the esoteric
secret of faith
that's how you will experience the
listacola
says
and this desire interprets is the real
meaning of you shall know that hashem
william
you can't just say i believe in god and
go play golf
or go learn tomorrow see this no
you have to meditate and reflect and
understand the intricacies of god
understand
the assad of our vulnerability
and this will lead and this opens up to
you
the secret of faith
the power of faith
so of course like i said yesterday the
foundation of the house is most
important to see if the house is worth
anything right if the foundation is
ruined so faith is ultimately it but how
do you get to appreciate faith how
how do i get to explore real faith
by going through the saga the
comprehension
the eu analysis
in other words in simple english heaven
you gotta ask the hard questions
those questions that we asked when we
were teenagers and young adults whether
we from the 60s 70s or 80s when people
were still somewhat seeking before we
got into the 90s looking for a porsche
and plenty of money in your bank account
and a nice girl but when things were
normal and people were seeking
people were seeking something
they asked the questions they challenged
like i told you those predictions those
week um weekend encounters in crown
heights that unison probably went to
some were amazing i loved them and i was
a real you know hasidic uh you know
narrow-minded boy from brooklyn from you
know i didn't know of colleges i knew of
the crown heights and borough park
that's all i knew about
and i came to this weekend and here
these these college students
throwing these challenging questions is
there a god screaming at the rabbis
you're you know arguing an emmanuel
shakhadova show and would say i am god
and the guy looks at her for a guy i was
a a jew for yoshkin
he was caught and he says he's quoting
isaiah 53 and he's quoting this and then
the son you know the trinity and all the
house and all that stuff and chocolate
gets up and he says hey
you know you're looking at
god
he says what
son of god he says yeah my name is
emmanuel imanu kale god's with me
the place cracked up right
and then when i was in morristown
and enjoyed
the yeshiva the pharisees of bahrain
yeshiva
i mean you had such bright guys but
there were some guys you had a guy who
was a nazir
and you had geniuses and you had strange
people and but brilliant people and and
and it was such a new experience to hear
for us you know yoshida boys out of
crown heights
out of 770 was an eye-opener so what is
saying here that after saying here
that all of this the tough questions
are not to be
thrown under the carpet you see
in khabad in particular we're not afraid
of the questions ask the question on the
contrary ask
we want you to ask
do we always have the answers no we
don't always have the answers but the
asking process the eon process
and although every single jew has what
we call the simple faith in in god
which is set which is kavoor
believable in his heart
believing in god the eu molecule that
god fills all worlds number two the eu
slave of calamine and god encompasses
all worlds
number three belays assad and there is
no place
that's empty of god
and the rabbit says everyone believes in
these three things
so what do i need faith for yahini
it says that i will make it nevertheless
see if it says it says
you shall know your god da
[Applause]
knowledge and comprehension
a dad what's a dad a dog
why is he a dad
because he's attack and if he's missing
the die he's not a dad
you have to know god
right it says
that refers to faith
right
my father oh my grandfather my
great-grandfather my grandmother they
came from the stetho he was a rabbi she
was a rabbit since they did this and
they were so pious and what are you
that the famous story right with um with
um psyche pfeiffer
a fella goes to him a seba he goes to a
gathering and he's holding his wine he's
holding his champagne
he's walking around like a millionaire
and he's fancy and all these rabbis and
scholars and philosophers and big shots
and bigwigs are all walking around and
he comes there and they've never seen
him and what does he do he says and
what's your name
my name is joining sprecher oh yeah
i know you're great oh your grandpa oh
unbelievable
what's your name
my name is velvel
oh i remember back there in russia i
remember you say the how what a
religious jew he was unbelievable
and he goes around the room asking and
they've never seen this guy so finally
they stop this guy and they say and
what's your name who are you
and he says you know who i am
pfeiffer
shaike is the name yeshaya by the
nickname we call him shaike
shaike the whistleblower
all i can do is just blow a whistle
because i have nothing really to say to
sell and share that's one interpret
interpretation of the story
i heard the sort of
mental foot of us
in other words i'm a nobody
another way of explaining the story is
he doesn't say it with a broken a broken
heart
i am a psychiatrist he says it i am
sheikh effeifer
you know why
because i myself am a nothing but i blow
my rebbe's horn
i toot what my rebbe and my teacher
taught me and with their kayak i will
blow and fight and whistle and go walk
around the room like a big big shot
because it's not about me it's about
what i'm communicating
it's a very important story for life
this this this anecdote whether it
happened or it didn't happen
it's such an important insight into
life and behavior
so how's it why why did i remind myself
now of this story
because we're talking about
so
refers to
that refers to your dear
eloquent
the god of your father
so that's faith
faith meaning my father my grandfather
my ancestors they were holy empires and
righteous people
that's not enough
there has to be da
you have to explore
i don't care about your grandparents
i don't care about your yichus
are like a bunch of zeros if you have a
one in front of it it means something if
you have if you don't have one referring
to yourself the one the person
then they're all a bunch of zeros zero
times zero equals zero
if you put a one up in front of it the
zeros have a lot of value
who is the one
you want you want your kids to
appreciate who you are
you want them to look up to their dad
you become a doc
be speak knowledge be speak intelligence
be speak eo in-depth analysis then they
say oh my father is a thinker
my father thinks about things my father
has knowledge my father is not just
someone
who who does things because that's the
way he was raised it's very important
let's continue
with wisdom understanding of knowledge
league of legends buster to exert
himself with exertion of flesh and
exertion of soul
la haskell will have him to comprehend
to understand and comprehend related to
no cold comets
as much as humanly possible for this
individual for every individual to
understand of god of godliness
through this comprehension
the more you understand and comprehend
of godly ideas
it makes you greater
your faith becomes greater this is also
important contrary to the some argument
out there is
creeping into knowing about god
doesn't strengthen your faith says that
ever wrong
you'll become a more a jew with more and
more than god if you have more your deen
god so therefore don't underestimate the
importance of india yes
[Applause]
yes
yes it's exactly what you said that you
put more water in the oil rises very
good
should he be ideal
cools the more you have knowledge and
comprehension of godliness
in that level of god
that is comprehensible
maybe the us aimic it leads to a
in-depth knowledge half law
of the wonder bahrain was an
that is incomprehensible in other words
like the unison said a moment ago the
more knowledge you have the more
your relationship with god who is beyond
comprehension will become
more part of you
well commissioned kosovo as it says
zeke leave unveil this is my god and i
will beautify
but the god of my father
but in a manner when i'll exalt him
so the explanation the same
that's page 210
this is the god that we hoped for
so so so therefore say that he brings a
proof that zam means this clear
van veyo it says that kaylee this is my
god van veyo and i will beautify him
the shallow interprets unveil is
comprised of two words ani
when there is the experience of this is
my god
it becomes
so palpable
that it be that i s that it's aniva
the gosh
when a person exerts their mind or clay
sickly la haskell or huffington
[Applause]
it's to the point where it permeates to
the point that he
ani i the who and god
but
are actually captured in the person's
mind and heart i knew
this is what is what we referred to
earlier in the mimer in the name of the
zayar the idea of gazing
the result of that type of comprehension
will lead to the god of my father that
god is the god of my father and i exalt
him
to have the wondrous exalted on this
relationship of the god at god's essence
which is only relegated to the realm of
amunda and that
you will have because you went through
the process of that
means the purity of
faith
canal as we said earlier
and is something that transcends
any
any level of comprehending god
and it strengthens the person and
everything
that's emunah
so that's um
basically uh
and tomorrow's sham i hope to finish the
my master next week we can begin maybe a
hanukkah mimer or you just kiss level c
um any thoughts and questions on this
okay
yes
yes the mimer does not look like it ends
anytime soon
hold on i don't know what i'm buying new
york you're right
okay
ah i got
him out you're right oh boy oh boy boy
forget it
[Laughter]
god gives life and health and we learn
more yes what do you want to say you
understand
yeah i want you to say that
that when you do humanity when they come
clear intellectually
what you see
and then it's like putting on glasses
like you're looking through
the
the idea into the world
right becoming your world view now right
where you understand
well you're innocent i know that you are
uh into his blindness so maybe one day
sooner than later you'll be able to lead
a uh a shear or a workshop
um hopefully uh you know in real life
person on his bodiness to
i mean the rep there
what
it would be a great closure yes because
it's uh
it's an un
unknown undone
um aspect in in in the world of judaism
and khasidism and the world of
you know
we yeah we yap about it and we talk
about it but who practices is blinding
this
who is
who attempts to practice this is
blindness and it's something that we
most people who took meditation when
they were younger now they know from the
mr level
what jewish authentic carcinogens
meditation is all about okay but but but
you you yeah but it's not like global in
buddhism or uh you know with the
breathing exercises and even what the dr
landis and their uh that
it's it the khabad meditation is is very
different than than that it's not those
are all you know
those things the different they have its
merit and its place i'm not you know poo
pooing all of it if if it's not
available
which it's not but it's not about
responding this so you know it would be
i mean this is something that i i wanna
i think that we um who
have been teaching hasidis for years
struggle with
it's it's it's it's it's an ongoing
thing and the best of teachers you know
have a hard time uh communicating this
um a man like uh you know uh from from
australia label right so
label uh you know you know
label wolf
so
you know he i've i've seen i had him
twice i brought to california and it's a
good attempt but
i didn't i didn't feel that you know
especially long term you have to
create a system and this is what the
rebber really wanted
when the rep in 1979 of the summer spoke
about creating a kosher
method of jewish meditation
for those that need it
there ever wanted to have long-term
effect in a healthy way not just a short
quick fix
and uh so i mean i from you know time to
time
i remember hill once contacted me some
from australia you know
and i could see it we're all like
grappling you know it's like we're
grappling we we don't have we don't have
a down path you know
so um
you know you never know who will be the
one that will give the recipe that makes
it um that makes it easy for the average
yi
to to to to to use and practice
okay
have a great day everyone see everyone
tomorrow take care of himself
i mean i'm in thank you bye bye