Hayom Yom 5 Tishrei - Teshuva by envisioning creation all the time
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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Show Notes
קִצּוּר בִּאוּר אוֹפֶן הב
An explanation [by the Rebbe Rashab] of the second approach, abridged:
שׁ, שִׁוִּיתִי הוי' לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד
“I have placed G‑d (Havayah) before me at all times.”
הוי' מוֹרֶה עַל הִתְהַוּוּת הָעוֹלָם וְהִתְהַוּוּת הַנִּבְרָאִים
The Divine Name Havayah [lit., “being, becoming”]denotes the bringing into existence of the world and the created beings.
אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַוּוּת הַבְּרִיאָה כּוּלָהּ וְחַיּוּתָהּ הוּא בְּדֶרֶךְ אֵין עֲרוֹךְ מֵאַיִן לְיֵשׁ
The manner in which all existence is created and granted vitality is such that, as it comes into being from nothingness, it has no appreciation of its incomparably [distant Creator].
וְהִיא עֲבוֹדַת הַתְּשׁוּבָה הַבָּאָה עַל יְדֵי זֶה
The act of teshuvah based upon this approach means
אֲשֶׁר תָּמִיד לְנֶגֶד עֵינָיו עִנְיַן הַהֲוָיָ' שֶׁל הָעוֹלָם וּמְלוֹאוֹ
having the creation of the world and its fullness always in mind.
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English