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It says shivisi H-shem Linegdi Tumid Zeh Klal Gadol BaTorah-One should constantly be cognizant of H-shem-on a steady basis-this is a fundamental principal in the Torah- not some middas chassidus. Evidently this is attainable or it would not be expected of us. How does one achieve this? Is it rewarding or burdensome? Is it something we do because we must or could it be liberating?
One should constantly be cognizant of H-shem-on a steady basis-this is a fundamental principal in the Torah- not some middas chassidus.
Fail.
I do not think about HKBH when I sleep.
Furthermore, I’d be lying if I said that I thought about Him during every waking moment or even the majority of waking moments.
An example* of when I do think about Him is when I come to morally ambiguous situations. At those times I do think about Him and His Torah and what (I believe) is expected of me by Him. But for routine things (such as while I’m writing database code at work), I simply don’t. Heck, I’d even be lying if I said that I thought about HKBH 100% of the time I’m involved in limmud Torah.
Consider it another failing on my part.
The Wolf
* No, it’s not the only example.
wow – this should be interesting. honestly i guess i don’t think about Hashem 24/7. i know that sounds terrible but we get so caught up in our lives. i wish i could be on such a madragah. i mean i think about Him a lot but i don’t know that it’s ALL THE TIME as it should be. but i think now i will make more of an effort.
can’t wait to hear from the others on the cr.
There is a Rashi that basically says tamid doesn’t mean constantly but on constant basis.
When you get to schacharis on time and you get a good feeling that Hashem is helping you do the right thing. When you see a nice view and you are thinking this world is so beautiful wow what a miracle it is. Or in the middle of the day you just start asking Hashem for help, in your own words just talking to Hashem.
I think all 3 examples would qualify because even when you are not thinking of Hashem but of His actions or His creations, I think that is the main point.
I say B”H every time I get a good parking spot.
BSD, may I ask why you wrote H-shem instead of Hashem?
LOL… I don’t, but if I did and I got a good parking spot, I’d probably want to say shehechyanu too!
It also says “da lifnei mi atah omen”.
Yes I think about those two psukim very often and I do have that concept on my mind constantly. In addition I wonder how most people don’t. Like when they cheat, lie, steal or even more so molest or hurt other people. Do they honestly believe Hashem doesn’t see?
Who? (jk)
AFAIK it doesn’t mean to be actively thinking about Hashem every waking and sleeping moment. It means not to be “mesiach daas” like tefillin. You’re concentrating on davening, or learning, or waiting for the mohel to show up, but in the periphery you know you’re wearing tefillin. It’s the same thing with all the 6 mitzvos temidios. In the periphery you know Hashem is the only God, but you’re still free to think about other things. That in itself is a high madrega that takes a lifetime of effort but nowhere near as impossible as the OP’s understanding.
i try to learn chovos halevavos.
but, i’d like to be on the level of aries and think about Hashem most of the time and have those pesukim in my mind all of the time.
mamashtaka – also thank hashem when i get a good parking spot.. i also always ask hashem to find a parking spot for me and most of the time b’chasdei hashem i do actually actually find a good one!!
i really try to.. now i’m working on Rabbbi Avigdor Miller’s 10 steps to greatness-it’s great and really helps!!
BSD, I believe it is something that happens through life as you experience different things and you see different things. When you are young and you “think” that this or that is the most important things in life. And then things happen and Hashem truly shows you who is in charge, and you realize that those things were so superficial. These things happen through simchas and through loss. Or as we age and we see tragedy in the world and we also see miracles. The more life we experience we just see “yad Hashem” more and more. The more I work doing “chesed” and helping people, the more I see how Hashem directs me and puts people in my path. The more you experience Hashem’s presence and Hashem’s nissim or his ma’asim you develop a sense of Hashem being with you all the time. If that is the case then you know that you are always standing before Hashem. And when you do, it is also hard to understand how others don’t. Do you understand what I am saying?
I also believe that women are more in tune than men because of all our private mitzvos. We all understand that there is always temptations. Who doesn’t want an nice cold delicious Ice cream on a hot summer night? But Just as you are about to take it out of the freezer you remember you had fleishigs for supper. Who will know, no one is around, no one sees, no one is watching or are they? What is keeping you from eating the ice cream before the six hours. Well we stand before the King. We know Hashem is watching, we either pass the test or fail. Women have our private mitzvos for taharas mishpacha. Who knows, who watches, no one but the woman. But that is not true because Hashem knows. If we don’t believe that, then the whole premise of taharas mishpacha is really and truly on shaky ground. Because if women were not sensitive to the fact that we stand before the King always, and we KNOW who we stand before, there would be a lot of cheaters.
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