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May we all merit to make our Creator proud of us and bring honour to His Name
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The Ramchal has given us the principles, it's up to us to apply them
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The lofty level of Kedusha can only be attained by way of achieving all of the previous attributes
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God's Presence is manifest on those who achieve holiness
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It begins with tremendous effort and ends as a gift
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The path to attaining and maintaining focus on the Ultimate Reality
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Know that you are constantly in G-d's Presence and He sees everything you do
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If G-d is the focus of your life He will always be on your mind
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The closer you are to G-d the greater your sense of awe and fear
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Constructive fear is a sense of awe at the exaltedness of the Infinite Creator
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It's a low level of fear, but it can sometimes be useful
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When choosing people to give you advice be VERY careful
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It's hard to be arrogant if you realize that your situation can change for the worse in an instant
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Remember where you began and where where you will end up
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Using a behavioral approach and strategic planning
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Fortunate is someone who can acquire this attribute
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Authority is a great burden and you are held responsible for those under your influence
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The reward is beyond the comprehension of even the angels
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If you can, then you are like the sun in its strength
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After developing the proper attitudes of humility, work to express it through your behavior
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We have nothing to be arrogant about but we can still achieve greatness
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If he says it happened in his merit, it will be attributed to someone else
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Human nature is such that we are necessarily imperfect
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Striking a balance between humility and self-esteem
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The correct way to relate to our abilities and accomplishments
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Your talents are indicating your mission in life
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The categories of things that make people feel superior
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No matter how great you are, you are still far from perfect
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Develop the correct attitudes and then implement in your behavior
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Once we know that Hashem is running the show we can clear away the clutter of worries
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You are responsible to make the effort, but the results are not from you
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If it's yours it will come to you, if it's not you can't get it anyway
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Preoccupation with worries and troubles makes contemplation impossible
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He's been taking care of you since before you were even born
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The devastating disagreements between the Academies of Hillel and Shammai
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A true chassid looks past the superficial perspective of the here and now
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A Chassid must think through all the possible ramifications of a decision
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People who reach great heights have far to fall
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The three things needed to apply this trait properly
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How the greatest tzadikkim protect the entire generation
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Even when getting benefit you can have the highest level of intention
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The Honour of G-d and the Jewish People are one
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Every Jew needs to feel a sense of pain over the state of the world
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A truly righteous person wants the world to reach perfection in order for G-d's honour to be recognized
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As long as my intent is for the reward, I'm really serving G-d for myself
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Standing up for truth and morality in a world of falsehood
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Someone who truly loves God will stand up to defend His honour
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We can develop simcha by having the correct perspective on what it means to be a Jew
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Approaching Torah and mitzvos with joy isn't simply a nice thing to do, it's part of how we serve God
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Showing respect to the Torah and Those Who Learn It
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Sensitivity to sefarim and the Divine wisdom they contain
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Developing the correct attitude towards God's wisdom and those who embody it
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The model for the correct attitude towards fulfilling a mitzvah
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If we don't treat God's commandments with the proper respect we desensitize ourselves to their value
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We honour God and His mitzvos when we invest in making them beautiful
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Your internal awareness will be reflected in your actions
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G-d runs the world in a way that if you do chesed for others He will do chesed for you
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Someone who wants to develop this attribute must focus on giving
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A Chassid is sensitive to what others may perceive as being degrading to them
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Caring about other's possessions as you do your own
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Seeing a mitzvah as a hint to G-d's deepest will
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Understanding true righteousness requires us to stop being superficial
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Preparation is the key to a meaningful spiritual experience
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The path to purifying motivation when it comes to spiritual acts
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When you learn to see how meaningless is physical pleasure it's easy not to be led astray by the Yetzer Hara
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If we keep Torah like robots then we are missing the point
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Purity of heart must come from a place of love of G-d
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Someone who wants to reach the highest levels of connection to G-d won't be satisfied with ulterior motives
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A mitzvah done with pure intent goes straight up to Hashem
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Taking the healthy approach to spiritual development
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Communing with nature is the greatest path to Prishus
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The short-term enjoyment vs. the long-term damage of physical pleasures
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Once you swallow it the pleasure is gone forever
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Recognizing the worthlessness of physical pleasure
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Being real with where you are at in your growth in Torah
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Make sure that your stringency doesn't come out as a leniency
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You too can reach spiritual greatness, you just have to want it enough
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Those individuals who are truly suited for it can reach the highest levels of closeness to G-d
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If Prishus is necessary they should have made it obligatory
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Fancy clothes, excessive schmoozing and falling into the clutches of the Yetzer Hara
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Separating from the physical world to avoid becoming ensnared by it
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Where do we come off forbidding things that the Torah and our Sages permitted?
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Why it's worthwhile learning about the higher levels of spiritual connection even if we aren't holding there
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From here onwards the focus is on reaching the highest levels
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Constant revision is the key to understanding, remembering and integrating wisdom
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Torah is about understanding principles, not memorizing details
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Our concern should be for G-d's Honour, not our own
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Our need to have status drives us to make more money
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How the drive for honor led to a national disaster
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One of the greatest desires driving people is the desire for money
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Every person gets the tools they need to do the job they were sent here for
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Most people have a hard time being happy for the success of others
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A human being has the potential to transcend anger
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The person who gets angry, but keeps it under control
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He doesn't get angry easily, but once he does watch out!
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Arrogance blinds from seeing any other perspective
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If someone is pretending to be humble their true colours will come out eventually
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Properly relating to our strengths and talents will avoid arrogance
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"Cleanliness" is equally important in the area of character traits
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The more distinguished the person and the more identifiable as a Torah Jew the more care he must take with his behavior
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Our job is to represent the Almighty in the world
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Living in a world that no longer believes in Truth
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We must take what comes out of our mouths as seriously as what we put into them
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How the Torah defines vengeance and bearing a grudge
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It's human nature but we are not allowed to do it
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Your intent must be only to help the other person
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Be sensitive to how your words will impact others
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Non-Kosher food blocks your understanding and spiritual sensitivity
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Hashem holds us responsible for what we discuss and how we express ourselves
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Someone who is vulgar degrades his own humanity
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A nice way to spend the time or a spiritual danger?
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Learning from the Nazir how to relate to temptation
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After money this is the biggest area that people stumble
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The Torah has very harsh things to say about those who cheat in business
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You can't even do a mitzva when you are being paid for your time
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The Torah holds us to strict standards when it comes to theft
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Focusing on the mitzvos that challenge human nature
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If you have mastered this trait you have achieved a great level
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The distinction between valid fear and foolish fear
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Every area of life requires you to use your brain
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If we are willing to work hard then spiritual accomplishment won't be difficult
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The greatest obstacle to developing energy and enthusiasm for spiritual achievement
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Do it even if you don't feel it, eventually you'll feel it
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A mitzvah is ascribed to the one who finishes it
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The character trait that is the "Brother to the Destroyer"
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The need to re-motivate, re-inspire and re-commit
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Don't let the chance to do a mitzvah pass you by
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Your commitment to spiritual growth must be the anchor of your life
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Why G-d joined the Attribute of Mercy together with the Attribute of Justice
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Every action, no matter how small, has consequences
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Joseph, David, Michal and Chizkiyahu to name a few
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The greater the person the more exacting is G-d's judgment
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The opportunity of free will is only in this world
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The World to Come is where honor really matters
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If your spiritual growth matters to you then worry about it
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Appreciate the power of living with spiritual accountability
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Taking your spirituality as seriously as your money
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The two areas to focus on in order to stop living on auto pilot
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If you're not willing to think about your life, no one else will do it for you
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How our evil inclination prevents us from thinking
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If it will help you achieve your goal - Grab It!
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Understanding the need for precision in mitzvah observance
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Your purpose would never go against your nature
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Could it be that after all the challenges and difficulties of life in this world that we die and there is nothing else?
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Everything in this world has the potential to be sanctified
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The second perspective on understanding our purpose in this world
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Everything in your life must be aligned with your ultimate purpose
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Understand who was the Ramchal and the importance of "The Path of the Just."
