Omer Reminder & Meditation: Wednesday night, May 4, 2011

Omer Reminder & Meditation Dedicate an email Nissan 30, 5771 · May 4, 2011 COUNT THE OMER REMINDER 16th Day of the Omer Tonight, Wednesday night, May 4, 2011, we count sixteen days, which is two weeks and two days of the Omer. For detailed instructions on how to count the Omer, blessing text, omer calendar, and more information, please click here. OMER MEDITATION A Spiritual Guide to the Counting of the Omer Forty-Nine Steps to Personal Refinement Day Two of Week 3: Gevurah of Tiferet For compassion to be effective and healthy it needs to be disciplined and focused. It requires discretion both to whom you express compassion, and in the measure of the compassion itself. It is recognizing when compassion should be expressed and when it should be withheld or limited. Discipline in compassion is knowing that being truly compassionate sometimes requires withholding compassion. Because compassion is not an expression of the bestower's needs but a response to the recipient's needs. Am I more compassionate with strangers than with close ones? If yes, why? Is the compassion coming from guilt? Does my compassion for others compromise my own needs? Am I helping others at the expense of helping myself? Perhaps the contrary is the case: Does my compassion for my family and close ones overshadow others needs? Is my compassion impulsive and careless? Do I assess the measure of compassion necessary for a given situation? Is it commensurate with the recipient's needs? Can I possibly be hurting him with my compassion? Does my compassion overwhelm others? Is it respectful? Do I give too much or too little? Do others take advantage of my compassionate nature? When I see a needy person do I impetuously express compassion out of guilt or pity without any discretion? Do I commit the "crime" of compassion by helping him with something harmful (give him money to buy a harmful substance etc.)? Do I apply myself to determine this person's needs and help him in the best way possible? Exercise for the day: Express your compassion in a focused and constructive manner by addressing someone's specific needs. Post A Comment By Simon Jacobson    More articles...  |    From A Spiritual Guide to the Omer by Simon Jacobson Republished with the permission of MeaningfulLife.com. If you wish to republish this article in a periodical, book, or website, please email permissions@meaningfullife.com Follow Us:   Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy