Hayom Yom 4 Adar - 1) A taste for G-dly concepts. 2) The Mitteler Rebbe would say Shh, Shh

Hayom Yom 4 Adar 1 - Acquiring a taste for G-dly conceptsרֵאשִׁית הַהֲכָנָה לְהִתְעַסְּקוּת בִּשִׂכְלִים עִיּוּנִיםThe first step in preparing for disciplined meditation,וּבְשֵׂכֶל אֱלֹקִי בִּפְרָטespecially on G‑dly concepts,הוּאrequires:א) יְגִיעַת בָּשָׂר לְהָסִיר הַטּוּב טַעַם מֵעִנְיָנֵי עוֹלָם(a) toiling with the flesh to remove one’s pleasurable taste for worldly matters;ב) יְגִיעַת נֶפֶשׁ לְעוֹרֵר הַטּוּב טַעַם בְּמוּשְׂכָּלוֹת בִּכְלָל(b) toiling with the soul to arouse a pleasurable taste for the contemplation of concepts in general,וּבְעִנְיָנֵי אֱלֹקוּת בִּפְרָטand of G‑dly concepts in particular.Hayom Yom 4 Adar 2 - The Mitteler Rebbe would say Shh, Shhצוּ חֲסִידוּת בַּיים מִיטעֶלעֶן רֶבִּי'ן, אִיז געֶוועֶן זֵייעֶר שְׁטִילWhen the Mitteler Rebbe would deliver discourses of Chassidus, there was utter silence.דאָךְ פְלעֶגְט עֶר בְּשַׁעַת חֲסִידוּת זאָגעֶן: שַׁא, שַׁאNevertheless, in the midst of his delivery, he would say Shh, Shh.דעֶר טאַטעֶ האָט עֶס עֶרקְלעֶרְטMy father [the Rebbe Rashab] explainedאַז דאָס אִיז געֶוועֶן אוֹיף לְהַשְׁקִיט נְבִיעַת הַמּוֹחִיןthat this was intended to quiet the gushing thoughts of his prolific mind.אוּן האָט מִיט דעֶם מְבַאֵר געֶוועֶן דעֶם מַאֲמַר הַזֹּהַרWith this, my father elucidated the statement of the Zohar: סָבָא דַּעְתּוֹהִי סָתִים דְשָׁקִיט וְשָׁכִיךְ“The elder’s mind is contained, for it is still and calm.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor information and support write [email protected]