Spiritual Tips

We thought we had Yiras Shamayim, but for some reason when we get a lust attack the Yiras Shamayim doesn't seem to work very well. But don't feel bad. It doesn't mean you don't have any Yiras Shamayim. When ;Rav Yochanan Ben Zakai blessed his students before he died he said, "May your fear of hea...

How can a person fix all the mistakes he made in the past? How can one undo the damage of shmiras eiynayim and shmiras habris? One of the types of tshuva mentioned in the rishonim is called "tshuvas hamishkal", the "tshuva of weighing." This type of tshuva involves causing oneself suffering to "b...

A dear GYE friend of mine who finds it very difficult to verbally say over the telephone that he fell made the following ;TaPHSiC Shavuah:Whenever the urge comes, he MUST stall for time. He MUST wait at least 15 minutes before following the Yetzer Horah's directions. ;(The YH works best when we f...

The ;Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 460:2 ;rules that it is proper for every Jew to take an active part in the baking of the Matzos ; for use on Pesach. Amongst the reasons for this, the Mishna Berura(in S"K 7) quotes the ;words of the holy Arizal that "Getting 'into it' and sweating during t...

TaPhSiC stands for "The Physical & Spiritual Combo" ("TaPhSiC" also means "Stop!" in Hebrew). It is one of the most powerful methods for Frum addicts, and it has helped many addicts stop these destructive behaviors completely. To learn more about this method, see ;this page of our website. To...

1. G-d speaks with us all the time. 2. There is nothing & no one else but G-d [AIN OD MILVADO]. 3. Therefore, to the extent that we are real with G-d's omnipresence, we will be able to carry on a constant dialogue with G-d. 4. The Holy Baal Shem Tov taught that to the extent that we are real ...

Sexual lust can only be kept at bay by avoiding provocative sights and thoughts. Do not enter into negotiations with your desires, for the elaboration of your thoughts, even directed at annulling the desires, will have the effect of reinforcing the desires, and they can overcome you. Anyone ...

Click here ;to listen to a 10 minute recording explaining the TaPHSiC method and how it works. There are two main stumbling blocks that cause an addict to relapse: 1) Compulsiveness: When under an attack of lust, we feel we need it NOW – and the lust makes us act compulsively. In such moments, it...

Although strengthening our Emunah will often ;not be enough to break a strong lust-attack or an addiction on its own (see the story of Rav Amram Chassid, Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Meir in Kedushin 80-81), however, a strong Emunah can help push us to take the necessary steps in recovery, and can be a ...

Ok. It does a few things. First and strangest, I owe something to the person I am lusting after because lusting ;is always an act of "taking". I am using their image for selfish ends. (And saying that "They are obviously ;begging for it cuz look at how they are dressed!" is BS. I am reasonably ce...