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Beginning Within
by Aryeh Weinstein
Beginning within is all about repeatedly asking ourselves the one question that always matters, “What can I do about this situation?” Beginning within is about changing the one person we can change. Beginning within is about learning that by transforming ourselves we transform the world.
Episodes
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199 Life Lessons from a Spiritual Master 2
Taking guidance by learning and discussing the Lubavitcher Rebbe's letters. Wasting Time. Tuition for Jewish Education. Faith and Illness. Death at a Torah Completion Ceremony. Special Needs Children. Why Did G-d Allow the Holocaust? The letters written b
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198 Life Lessons from a Spiritual Master 1
Taking guidance by learning and discussing the Rebbe's letters. Lack of confidence. A verbal outburst. Why are there wars? Trust in G-d. Anxiety. Truth and Bias. The letters written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe are a unique source of inspiration and guidance
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197 Is G-d's Nature Law
Is truth subjective or objective?
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196 Don't Judge A Book
Do I believe in the G-d that I created or the G-d who created me?
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195 The Problem With Optimists
Are you an optimist or a realist? Through connecting to a deeper dimension and altering our perspective, we can and must become realistic optimists.
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194 – Jungle Fever
Life is a beautiful garden. A positive mindset is your entrance fee.
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193 – Are You Smarter Than A 5 Year Old?
The choice to see G-d and therefore Good in every situation is ours to make every minute of every day.
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Goodness In The Darkness
Good is good but only through failure can we become great.
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191 I AM HERE
As we approach Rosh Hashana - the Jewish New Year, let’s see a garden and not a jungle. Let us show up present and engaged for ourselves, our loved ones and G-d Himself.
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190 Its Starts With Me
When we become more Divine within ourselves, we raise the consciousness of the world around us. This is how we bring illumination into the world and effect change in the most profound way.
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189 You Get To Choose
In this episode we discuss one of the Fundamental Challenges of Life: living in G-d’s reality, as opposed to living our own reality.
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188 An Optimistic Realist
What may seem awful or difficult, might just be the key to an expanded you - because we do not find ourselves in a situation, we create the situation!
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187 What Can I Do For You
Only by connecting with our deep authentic selves, can we truly uplift those around us.
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186 Living In The Questions
Our perspective creates our reality. Are you a warrior of nature or a warrior of faith?
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185 Enough About Me
If you want to see G-d, don’t block your own view.
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184 The Sound of Thought
Where is your emotional experience conceived? Join me this week as I share some insight into the origins of your being.
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183 The Long Short Way
Be patient! Holistic self-growth is developed by making consistent small improvements over time.
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182 Modern Worship
The source of our sustenance comes from the Bank of Infinity. By placing our trust in the teller we limit our access.
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181 - Adjusting our Sails
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind... The weather is predetermined, the wind is set. Use your sails to harness the energy and power of the wind.
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180 Space For Two
In this week's episode I share one of my favorite stories of faith and discuss how aligning ourselves with reality gives us a direct line to the printer at the Mint.
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179 Black Out Shades
If it gives me pleasure – what difference does it make to G-d if I indulge in the forbidden fruit? Surely G-d loves me anyway!
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178 Bowling With Bumpers
Unconditional love is unconditional love. Learning from G-d’s relationship with us to be observational without being judgmental and knowing that we are worthy as we are right now. This is a key ingredient in living up to our own expectations.
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177 Do Stones Fly
If you see a stone fly, you can be sure that it has not taken flight on its own. You can be sure that it has been propelled into the air through an external energy source. When we see the world in its constant state of being, we can be sure that there is an energy force that is sustaining its...
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176 My G-d Isnt Great
G-d is greater then great, He has no definition and cannot be limited. In this week’s podcast let’s learn about why this makes Him more relevant and more accessible to us.
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175 Why G-d Hides
This week’s podcast discusses that G-d is the only true independent existence and explores how through our service of Torah and Mitzvos we bring this reality to the consciousness of mankind.
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174 So Nu, Is There Really A G-d
In this week’s episode we touch on cultivating faith with all its challenges and explore why wrestling with faith, absolute doubt and being angry with G-d are actually all good signs.
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173 Becoming Intimate with the Infinite
What is closer to Infinity, 1 or 1 million? Exploring the relationship of a finite being with his infinite creator.
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172 Foresight, Hindsight… Insight!
How can you be confident in the action you are about to take? In this week’s podcast we explore that clarity of motivation elucidates the action. The clearer our insight and understanding is into the why, the more obvious our path of action will become.
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171 What Does HE Expect?
If so much of Judaism is based around fulfilling the mitzvot, is G-d’s love for us performance based? What if we do not fulfill G-d’s expectations of us? This week we continue exploring the idea of expectations in relationships.
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170 Can We Agree?
In this week’s podcast we examine the idea of expectation vs. agreement within the dynamics of a relationship. Expectation denotes a position of power which ultimately leads to disappointment. Whereas, when an agreement is established, leveling the playing field, we make space for a healthier...
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167 Excuse me, I am in my way
A personal anecdote illustrating how we often get in the way of our own experience. Removing our filters allows for a present and real conscious experience to living life meaningfully.
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168 Fly Free
It is tempting to settle for external freedom, changing our circumstances or the people around us. It won’t take long to realize that your new circumstances are another, perhaps improved, set of constrictions. When we learn to operate from our spirit, no matter the circumstances, we can always...
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167 Liberation From Our Stories
We all create stories about ourselves. We do this to create safety from the many things that threaten us. These stories keep us small. Liberating ourselves from these stories and venturing out beyond them is truly liberating. In this week’s podcast, I discuss how I do this for myself and how I’ve...
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166 How to Deal with Hatred
Within our digital age, there is a lot of negativity being spread online ranging from strangers to loved ones. What is the best way to deal with hatred? Learn what hatred is, what it does and how to best combat it.
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165 Perspective on Heaven and Afterlife
What is the Jewish perspective on heaven and afterlife? What is heaven and do we all go there? What is hell? Is G-d vengeful? Gaining a healthy perspective on these subjects improves the way we live our lives. Watch the below video and listen to the below class for further elaboration.…
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164 What Is Success?
What is success? How do we achieve it? What do we need to do or accomplish to be a success? The answer, nothing! Our inner magnificence is, we only need to let it free. The more we accomplish this, the more successful we are.
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163 Is Judaic Law Rational?
Is Judaic law rational? Is there a benefit to laws that are not rational? Why are we more comfortable with things that are rational? In this episode, I answer the second of five questions about which two high school seniors asked me for more insight.
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162 What Is Our Purpose?
What is our purpose on earth? What are we here to do? In this episode, I answer the first of five questions about which two high school seniors asked me for more insight.
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161 True Reconciliation
If you're apologizing because you feel bad, are uncomfortable or don't want to be disliked, you haven't apologized. It's all about you. So when you show up to synagogue and want to experience true repentance, stop thinking about yourself and what you want and how you feel bad. Take a few minutes...
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160 Life Is a Workshop
Everything we experience in life offers us an opportunity to refine ourselves and become a better person. This is the reason G-d created an imperfect world with challenges and tests. Every test is an opportunity to raise ourselves higher. And it can't be realized without us going through the...
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159 Is Your Spouse Like G-d?
Is your spouse like G-d? In more ways than you may want to admit. The correlations between your relationship with your spouse and your relationship with G-d are strikingly similar. This is because, at their core, they are both a relationship. There's much we can learn from the correlations…
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158 Is Equality Good?
Sometimes our society begins revering a word and making it sacred, no longer analyzing its virtues. Equality is one such word. Is equality a good thing? Not necessarily. There are different forms of equality. While one form builds a society, another form destroys it.
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157 When You’re In a Dark Place
We all find ourselves in a dark place at different points in our life. A place of despair and hopelessness. A place from which there seems to be no hope. What we must remember is that the moon is darkest when it is closest to the sun. A dark place is never far from light.
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156 Would You Force Your Child To?
We all know how difficult it is to exercise self-discipline. This is why when we are raised with discipline it makes it so much easier. Structure and limits become ingrained within us. When we raise our children without structure and limits, when we are a yes parent, we aren't being nice. We are...
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155 Better the Sin You Know
To be able to acknowledge our wrongdoings is far better than denying them. You can only fix what you are willing to face. When we are denial, we leave ourselves little hope. This is why knowing the problem is half the solution. No one can be blamed for being imperfect, we all are. We can be…
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154 Are You Too Materialistic?
You own a car. You live in a nice home. You have a closet full of clothing. Are you too materialistic? If materialistic was defined by using material objects, yes, but this isn't what makes someone materialistic. Materialistic is a shallow world view. It's when we only value appreciate things and...
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153 Operate in a Higher Paradigm
Our belief system will always determine the limits we impose on ourselves. Shifting our paradigm can significantly shift our limitations. When we're willing to take the leap of faith from a world paradigm to a creator paradigm we expand possibility enormously!
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152 The Soul of the Matter
To all matter there is spirit just as each body has a soul. Meaning is experienced when we learn to connect with the spirit of the matter. This requires effort to see beyond the facade of the body and the matter. This is the path to leading deeper and more meaningful lives.
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151 The Pygmalion Effect Reveals Your Potential
We are capable of far more what we realize. The capabilities we're aware of are our most outstanding ones. The ones beneath the surface are more difficult to acknowledge. When we genuinely believe in them, our belief, or someone else's belief in us, pulls them to the surface.
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150 You Can Outlive Your Life
It is possible to outlive your life. I've learned this from my Rebbe whose influence exponentially increases year after year, despite his passing twenty-five years ago. How did he do it? He went all in.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Beginning within is all about repeatedly asking ourselves the one question that always matters, “What can I do about this situation?” Beginning within is about changing the one person we can change. Beginning within is about learning that by transforming ourselves we transform the world.
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Aryeh Weinstein
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