Ep. 457: Is There More Hope Than the Traditional Despair for a Narcissist Who Is Jewish? Frum? A Chassid?
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Topics:
- Chassidus applied to the Three Weeks
- Why do we commemorate this sad period? 00:47
- Is there anything more to this time than just grieving over tragic events? 01:40
- What is the deeper significance of the Three Weeks? How does it reflect the paradoxes of life? 03:00
- Does diminishing in joy when the month of Av begins also apply to the last weeks of Tammuz? 07:44
- What is the best way to honor these days? 11:15
- How does visualizing the Temple help rebuild it? 16:11
- As a musician can I buy a new instrument during this time? 19:42
- Lessons from Parshas Matos Massei
- What do we learn from the paradox of the names of these two portions? 24:20
- What is their connection the three Weeks? 26:24
- Why don’t we fall off the earth?
- How do we understand the Alter Rebbe’s explanation why those in America don’t fall off the earth? 29:20
- Is he negating the power of gravity? 30:34
- Does this explanation apply to outer space as well? 32:46
- What do we learn from this concept? 36:00
- What is the process of a soul descending to earth? 37:18
- Dealing with narcissism
- What is the psychological/spiritual manifestation of the Three Weeks? 44:30
- Is there more hope than the traditional despair for a narcissist who is Jewish? Frum? A chassid? 46:18
- How do we balance compassion and acceptance for a narcissistic spouse while upholding one’s own dignity, boundaries and self-worth? 53:04
- Is it their fault that they are this way? 54:46
- Do they deserve empathy? 56:47
- Gimmel Tammuz follow-up
- What will happen with the future of Chabad once all those that saw the Rebbe pass on? 59:08
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