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and have read my books, yet they come to me over and over again the will as you recite the blessing of “He Who graciously grants vessels of that intention so that you, your offspring and for all of
with their domestic problems. I ask myself: how is it possible that knowledge.” Even if you pray for some particular matter for only a the people of Israel will know Hashem and know the Torah.
after a person has sat in my classes, where he hears so much about minute a day, that too is a wonderful work of the will. Do not grow
faith and achieving peace in the home, and he has learned my discouraged if you cannot manage half an hour. At least grab a few Of course, this is only one example. We must go on to have
books multiple times, he is still far from knowledge? minutes. But be strong in doing so every day, because although similar thoughts and intentions in every blessing. For example, if
no word is lost no matter how it is said, a set schedule of even a you or a loved one is sick, the best solution is to spend half an
Some of these people come to seek my advice every day. I tell minute a day has a particularly great amount of power. hour on the blessing of “Heal us,” because you have a great deal
them, “I don’t have anything new to tell you. It is all written in my of feeling and intent regarding this topic. You must draw down
books. What do you think? That I will come up with new advice Also, when you spend half an hour on the blessing of “He Who salvation from the true Healer, Who is the Creator, and to that
for you? If my books don’t help you, I can’t do anything more graciously grants knowledge” once a day, and you want to but end you must prepare many vessels. Therefore, recite “Heal us” at
for you.” My book on marriage contains everything that a person cannot spend half an hour on every blessing, if you recite every length for half an hour. In so doing, you will build complete vessels
needs. Can I write a new book for every husband? blessing in the Shemoneh Esrei at least once a day for a minute, of prayer with intent and soul.
that is also a wonderful work of the will. For example, if you recite
Some people want me to say that they are right, and that what is the blessing, “Bring us back, our Father, to Your Torah,” even once Then you will experience great salvations, so that instead of
written in my book doesn’t apply to them. They want me to agree a day for a minute (as I will explain immediately), at the end of a standing hour after hour consulting doctors, getting checkups and
with them, to contradict myself and tell them that their behavior year you will have spent six hours doing the work of the will on obtaining medicine, and instead of going from clinic to clinic or to
is justified. that blessing! hospitals for examination upon examination, and instead of having
to depend on physicians who do not always diagnose problems
So what is the true answer to all of the problems of these people? The greatest thing in the world is teshuvah. Doing teshuvah is the correctly and who need much compassion from heaven not to
The true answer to these people who come back again and again entire goal of every Jew. And with the slight effort of doing the do harm, connect yourself to Hashem for half an hour and draw
with the same problems and who learn my books but don’t see any work of the will for a minute every day on the blessing, “Bring us down salvation directly from the generous and faithful hand of “the
change in themselves is the blessing of “He Who graciously grants back…”—in addition to your hour of hitbodedut and your longer Healer of all flesh.” Every hour that you stand in prayer will save
knowledge.” In this blessing, we say, “You graciously give man work of the will—you will do teshuvah for a period of time that, at you many hours of confusion and running around.
knowledge and teach human beings understanding”—You, and only the end of a year, will add up to six hours. There is no comparable
You. Only Hashem bestows knowledge. No rabbi or advisor, profit in the world. Even a person’s thought of teshuvah, even Before reciting every blessing, it is good and appropriate to
whoever he may be, even the greatest rabbi in the world, can when he thinks just one time, “I want to live in accordance with consider what you are going to request. Similarly, before every
give a person knowledge. If a person does not have the proper the will of Hashem and do teshuvah,” turns him into a righteous word or section of the prayers, think about what you are going to
awareness to receive wisdom, to understand it and then to live in person, even if he had been the worst sinner. Taking that into say. In this way, you can easily fill the words with deep feeling and
accordance with what he has learned, it is impossible to help him. account, consider what you will attain by engaging in six such hours intent, which constitutes the life of the words. Moreover, when
That explains why many people who go to excellent advisors see over the course of a year. you repeat the words over and over again, the words themselves
no results—because even if the advisor is a world-renowned expert, will inspire you and arouse your intent and deep feeling, which will
he cannot transmit awareness. Only the One Who graciously grants Warning! grow stronger with every repetition.
knowledge can do that.

If you see that a book isn’t helping you, that you are learning, How do you do this? Repeat the words of the blessing a number
praying and doing hitbodedut and that this does not help you either, of times, slowly and with feeling. If you check your watch, you will
this means that you lack knowledge. In that case, what must you see that saying the words of the blessing slowly, word by word, Six Hours on Every Blessing
do? My dear reader, go to the One Who graciously grants thoughtfully and with intent in every word, will take between ten
knowledge. Stand before Him and plead for your life. Ask and fifteen seconds. That means that over the course of a minute Until this point, I have discussed in the most detailed and practical
Him to give you knowledge! No other advice will help you. you can repeat the words four to six times. way possible how to spend half an hour engaged in the work of