Chasidut sobre Proverbios 16:3
גֹּ֣ל אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
Encomienda á SEÑOR tus obras, Y tus pensamientos serán afirmados.
Tzavaat HaRivash
“I place (shiviti) Hashem before me, always” (Tehillim 16:8). Shiviti is an expression of equating. That is, every matter that arises before a person must be considered as equal. This is true when others praise or denigrate someone, and so too with all other matters. Similarly, regarding food, whether eating delicacies or anything else, all should be equal in one’s eyes, because the evil inclination has been removed from him entirely. Whatever arises, a person must declare, “This too is from Hashem, and if it is proper in His eyes, etc.,” and all of a person’s actions should be for the sake of Heaven, although from the individual’s perspective there is no difference [between good and bad events] at all. This is a very high level. Every person must serve Hashem with all their strength, for it is all necessity, for Hashem desires that people serve Him in every way. Meaning: there are times when a person engages in conversation and is unable to learn Torah. At these times, a person must maintain focus on Hashem and perform [Kabbalistic] yichudim. And when a person is going on the way and is unable to pray or learn as usual, and one must find other ways in which to serve Hashem, one must never be distraught about these things. Hashem wishes to be served in many ways, and therefore He grants the opportunity to travel or converse in order to serve Hashem in that way. “Commit your deeds to Hashem, and your thoughts will be established” (Mishlei 16:3). Everything that occurs, a person should think that it is from Him. It is appropriate for one to ask Hashem to always grant what Hashem knows to be in one’s best interest, and not what a person thinks based on their own mind. It is possible that what is good in one’s eyes could be detrimental. As such one should cast everything, all of one’s matters and needs, upon Hashem.
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