Hayom Yom 20 Tammuz - Three meditations: 1)study, 2)before praying, 3)prayer
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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שְׁלֹשָׁה מִינֵי הִתְבּוֹנְנוּת הֵם
There are three kinds of meditation:
א) הִתְבּוֹנְנוּת לִמּוּדִית
(a) Meditation associated with study:
אַחַר שֶׁמֵּבִין הָעִנְיָן עַל בּוּרְיוֹ, הוּא מִתְבּוֹנֵן בְּעוֹמֶק הָעִנְיָן הַהוּא, עַד שֶׁהַשִּׂכְלִי מֵאִיר אֶצְלוֹ
After a person understands a concept thoroughly, he meditates on its depth until its intellectual content illuminates him.
ב) שֶׁקּוֹדֶם הַתְּפִלָּה
(b) Meditation before praying:
עִנְיָנָהּ הֶרְגֵּשׁ חַיּוּת הָעִנְיָן שֶׁלָּמַד וְלֹא הֶרְגֵּשׁ הַשִּׂכְלִי כְּמוֹ בְּהִתְבּוֹנְנוּת לִמּוּדִית
The point here is to experience the vitality of the concept that one has studied, not its intellectual aspect, as in the case of meditation associated with study.
ג) שֶׁבִּתְפִלָּה
(c) Meditation in the course of prayer:
עִנְיָנָהּ הֶרְגֵּשׁ הָאֱלֹקוּת שֶׁבְּהָעִנְיָן שֶׁלָּמַד
The purpose here is to sense the Divinity within the concept one has studied.
שָׁלֹשׁ אֵלֶּה הֵם שְׁלִיבוֹת סוּלָּם הַהַרְגָּשָׁה
These are three rungs on the ladder of spiritual sensitivity.
וְרַק בְּחַסְדֵי הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרֵךְ עִמָּנוּ מַרְגִּישִׁים לִפְעָמִים — דעֶרהעֶרט מעֶן — ג-טלִיכְקַייט בְּלִי שׁוּם עֲבוֹדָה כְּלָל
At times, solely due to G‑d’s grace, one senses Divinity without any form of service.
וְהוּא מִפְּנֵי מַעֲלַת הָעַצְמוּת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בַּנְּשָׁמָה
This is a result of the essential quality of the soul.
אֲבָל מִצַּד הָעֲבוֹדָה שֶׁבְּכֹחַ עַצְמוֹ מוּכְרָחִים שָׁלֹשׁ הַנִּזְכָּרִים לְעֵיל
However, with regard to Divine service that stems from our own initiative, the above three steps are necessary.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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