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Hashem gave us the most wonderful GIFT, the ability to see and the ability to realise and perceive. As Jews, we can use this tremendous GIFT to reach the highest spiritual level. Today we have a tremendous opportunity to positively use our EYES to see GOOD - and not Bad,...

When Dovid Hamelech was running away from his enemies in the desert he prayed to Hashem Tzama Lecha Nafshi etc. (Tehillim 63) “My soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you, in a parched and thirsty land with no water.” Why does Dovid Hamelech feel thirst for Hashem dav...

We are very excited to announce our brand new hotline! 646-493-6600 ​The purpose of the hotline is that people should be able to easily access and listen to information and many useful tools & techniques for recovery as well as get chizzuk and listen to shiurim on top...

Transcript of Boost #749 here. I believe that the root of all desire is the need for Chiddush. Let me explain. When Hashem tried make the world’s tikkun all in one shot with Adam Harishon in Gan Eden, it failed. That’s why Hashem divided up the work into small bits and pi...

If lust offered real happiness, would Hashem ask of His children to give up something really wonderful and precious? But it’s not that the Satan offers us something good and Hashem just offers us something better. The Satan was simply given the power to fool us. He is jus...

My dear brothers and sisters, it is not our way on GuardYourEyes to post these kind of images nor to write these kind of articles. But I feel that perhaps there is no choice due to the extenuating circumstances we all find ourselves in. I recently came across this frighte...

Technology, which can be used for both good and bad, has made the entire world interconnected. Whatsapp, social media and the internet in general, have taken the once enormous world and fit it into everyone’s pocket today. All of mankind are all connected to each other, w...

There’s a famous expression in recovery “Once is too much, and a thousand times is never enough”. This is a profound insight into the nature of addiction, which basically means that giving in even once will send the addict back into the painful cycle of craving and depend...

Sexuality and love are the deepest human emotions and therefore, fixing these emotions fixes a person deeper than anything else.

This 15 minute talk will take you on a journey from the 10 plagues in Mitzrayim, through Kriyas Yam Suf, and all the way until Kabalas HaTorah.

HaRav HaMekubal Yosef Shabtei Shani says that one of the key tools for Klal Yisrael to bring Mashiach and build the third and final Beit Hamikdash is Shemirat HaEnayim, guarding our eyes. A person should think: "My eyes are wondrous tools. They are windows to my thoughts,...

Dear GYE, I hope you can help me out. I’ve been clean for about 40 days now, and when I’m in Yeshiva, it’s hard but nothing crazy. The problem is, whenever I leave Yeshiva, I get destroyed. I try not to look at girls but whenever a girl is around my mind is only on her. I...

Hashem made an interesting world, The greatest secret of strength and winning is admitting that we can't, and giving it over to Hashem. (And this is the underlying secret of the power of the 12-Steps in helping addicts stop acting-out). If Kings would know this secret, th...

When a child sees a pretty woman, even if she is dressed provocatively, does he experience obsessive thoughts about sex? No. And even normal, healthy adults don't get turned on by regular interaction with attractive females. And believe it or not, even if you'll show porn...

Whether you’re an athlete, entrepreneur, teacher, parent, manager, or - fill in the blank here -, what percentage of your game do you think is mental? When Lanny Bassham, our Olympic gold-medal-winner, asks elite performers that question, they all say that elite perfo...

A 15 year old boy writes: It's like waiting FOREVER till I actually have an opportunity to touch a female, even my wife?! GYE responds: Time passes faster than you can imagine. Meanwhile, focus on growing. Sex is optional, we may want it very much, but we can live fin...

Habit #2 of "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey Begin with the End in Mind So, once we move from being reactive to being proactive (Habit #1), we realize we aren’t victims. We’re creators. Which, naturally, begs the question: What do we want to ...

Baal Shem Tov (the original below) advises us about a change of paradigm when we are triggered by an object of our lust. Contemplate about the source of this person's beauty: Isn't it G-d Himself? And if so, why settle for a mere part (chelek), why lust after an external ...