אַחַת שָׁאַלְתִּי מֵאֵת ה' אוֹתָהּ אֲבַקֵּשׁ שִׁבְתִּי בְּבֵית ה' כָּל יְמֵי חַיַּי לַחֲזוֹת בְּנֹעַם ה' וּלְבַקֵּר בְּהֵיכָלוֹ.
I have one request of Hashem, that I should sit in the house of Hashem all the days of my life. To bask in the sweetness of Hashem and to visit His palace.
In the earlier Pesukim Dovid described all the forces that opposed him - family, enemies, and battles. One can go through life viewing all these forces in a negative manner. There is something wrong with the situation. Things shouldn't be as they are. The alternative is to recognize that Hashem has made His home in this world and his unifying, loving presence is what gives meaning, value and sweet goodness to all.
It was Dovid's one request that he should always have the awareness of Oneness that would allow him to remain in the house of יקוק, the awareness of Hashem's unifying sweet love, at all times, so that he would not fall victim to negative thinking patterns.
The Ariza"l says that the word אח"ת stands for ארץ ישראל, חיי עולם הבא, תורה, the Land of Israel, Eternal Life in the World to Come and Torah.
Torah is the vehicle through which one can come to understanding the spiritual messages of life that enable him to assimilate this perspective of Hashem. The Land of Israel is the place where we can best and most easily live with this outlook. And when one actually can get himself into this mindset, he is living in heaven on earth, מעין עום הבא. He is living a life in sync with the principles of eternity.
Perhaps a person cannot keep himself fully there 24/7, but the moments when one is present to these thoughts are moments of visiting His palace. Rising from the home which Hashem has made for Himself in this world and visiting the palace where He resides for all eternity.
I have one request of Hashem, that I should sit in the house of Hashem all the days of my life. To bask in the sweetness of Hashem and to visit His palace.
In the earlier Pesukim Dovid described all the forces that opposed him - family, enemies, and battles. One can go through life viewing all these forces in a negative manner. There is something wrong with the situation. Things shouldn't be as they are. The alternative is to recognize that Hashem has made His home in this world and his unifying, loving presence is what gives meaning, value and sweet goodness to all.
It was Dovid's one request that he should always have the awareness of Oneness that would allow him to remain in the house of יקוק, the awareness of Hashem's unifying sweet love, at all times, so that he would not fall victim to negative thinking patterns.
The Ariza"l says that the word אח"ת stands for ארץ ישראל, חיי עולם הבא, תורה, the Land of Israel, Eternal Life in the World to Come and Torah.
Torah is the vehicle through which one can come to understanding the spiritual messages of life that enable him to assimilate this perspective of Hashem. The Land of Israel is the place where we can best and most easily live with this outlook. And when one actually can get himself into this mindset, he is living in heaven on earth, מעין עום הבא. He is living a life in sync with the principles of eternity.
Perhaps a person cannot keep himself fully there 24/7, but the moments when one is present to these thoughts are moments of visiting His palace. Rising from the home which Hashem has made for Himself in this world and visiting the palace where He resides for all eternity.
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