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Author's Foreword

Introduction

Acceptance

True Accomplishments

The Value of Action

The Value of Action(2)

Accepting Advice

Anger

The Positive Side of Arrogance

Faulty Assumptions

Attentiveness

Attitude

Attitude (2)

The Proper Attitude (3)

Awakening the Jewish Spark; The "Pintele Yid"

Jewish Roots - A Sense of Belonging

Bravery

The Benefit of a Broken Heart

Challenge

Change

Child-Rearing

Choices

Honoring G-d's Choices

Compassion

Competition

Concentration

Inner Conflict

Eternal Connection

Crisis

How to Give Criticism

Depression

The Importance of Eating

Education

Effort

Empathy

Channeling Enthusiasm

Equanimity

Balancing One's Excitement

Excuses

Faith

Fame

Finding G-d

Flexibility

The Proper Focus

Goal Setting

Achieving Goals

Gossip

Gratitude

Hastiness

Healing

Good Health

A Happy Home

Humility

Positive Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy (2)

Identity

Influence

Inspiration

The Power of Intellect

Introspection

Judging Others

Judgmentalness

The Wisdom of a True Leader

Lifting Spirits

Creating Light

Living in the Moment

Lust

Materialism

What Matters

Meditation

Moodiness

The Truth About Motivation

Life's True Necessities

Missed Opportunities

The Pitfalls of Perfectionism

Persistence

Advice for Personal Growth

Proper Planning

Finding the Positive in the Negative

Possession

Prayer

True Prayer

Purpose

Quality of Living

Rationalization

Rationalization (2)

Reaching Out to Others

Security

Security (2)

Self-Assessment

Self-Concern

Self-Control

Purposeful Self-Denial

Self-Esteem

Self-Sacrifice

Slander

The Power of Speech

Success

Suffering

The Power of Thought

The Proper Use of Time

Toil

Toil (2)

Understanding Tragedy

Making the Best of Tragedy

Truth and Honesty

Who Are We?

Worry

Maintaining Youth

Chassidic Soul Remedies
Inspirational Insights for Life's Daily Challenges

Self-Control

Rabbi Dovid Shraga Polter

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  Self-ConcernPurposeful Self-Denial  

A chassid of the Maggid of Mezritch once requested guidance from his teacher as to how to attain self-control. The Maggid sent him to the great Reb Zev Volf of Zhitomir. As soon as he arrived at Reb Zev's home, he knocked at the door but there was no response. Only after a prolonged period of time did someone answer the door.

As he entered the home of this great tzaddik, he found him holding a broom in his hand. He watched as Reb Zev busied himself with cleaning the house and performing other household tasks. Only afterwards did he receive the chassid. Reb Zev did not ask why the chassid paid him a visit nor did the chassid mention anything of this nature. The chassid felt that if the Rebbe sent him there, he would certainly be taught a lesson in how to reach a state of self-control.

Several days passed and the chassid saw nothing that struck him as instructional in this regard. Finally the chassid said to Reb Zev, "I had an audience with my Rebbe, the Maggid, and requested guidance regarding self-control. The Maggid sent me to you, but I have yet to discern any behavior on your part that would give me direction in this area!"

The tzaddik Reb Zev replied: "What? You haven't seen anything yet? The very moment you arrived here I showed you how one can be in control of himself: the first thing is to open the door only for whomever he chooses. The second lesson is that from time to time, one must clean out the dirt that has accumulated inside. Do these lessons not suffice for you?!!"

Oros B'Afeila, p. 130


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