Prayer to be ‘saved’ from the internet
Reposting this, from six years ago.
It’s the Rav’s prayer to be ‘saved’ from the internet.
I said it for 3 years straight, and the last two years, I think it’s finally starting to kick in…
I was reminded by this from a thoughtful comment from ASD, about how God helps people who are really yearning to get offline as much as possible, to keep moving in that direction.
I am really yearning to get offline again.
Basically, hafetza is the only reason to keep plugging away here, at the moment, but after the discussion about the Rav and smartphones, where even people who are apparently ‘with the Rav’ had such a huge ‘anti’ reaction, it’s really made wonder if perhaps there is much point in continuing.
Still doing hitbodedut, still asking God for some clarity, still carrying on, however that comes to me, in the meantime.
But, I would love to spend more of my time perhaps doing something more useful with real people, offline.
So, we’ll see where all that leads, and in the meantime, if you are also starting to feel totally soul-sickened every time you go ‘online’, this prayer is for you.
Enjoy!
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English translation from Nahman – thanks!
A Prayer to Stop the Internet
Ribono Shel Olam, Master of the world, Who can do everything.
Please strengthen us with deep joy, and may we never look at the internet again.
And may we always pray every word and letter with kavana.
And every second, may we simply be attached to You, with our 248 limbs and 365 sinews, with all our nefesh, ruach, neshama, chaya, and yechida.
And may we see Eliyahu (52) HaNavi (68), may his memory (233) be for a blessing (47) = 400, face to face, whose eyes (220) were pure (180) = 400.
Please answer, Hashem!
“Remember, Hashem, [to repay] the offspring of Edom, on the day of Jerusalem; [repay] those who say: Destroy! Destroy! Down to its very foundation!” (Tehilim 137)
Please answer, Hashem!
Let us merit to have the intellect of our Holy (415) and Awesome (268) Rabbeinu (268) Nachman (148) ben (52) Simcha (353) ben (52) Feigue (94), and to see Eliyahu (52) HaNavi (68), may his memory (233) be for a blessing (47) = 2598, face to face.
And through this, may we merit the verse:
“And for all (86) the great (98) and awesome (252) and for all (86) the mighty (19) hand (125) that (501) Moshe (345) performed (375) before the eyes (170) of all (50) Israel (541)” = 2598.
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PS: Someone asked the Rav whether it’s ok to use AI to translate his words into different languages.
He said doing that is OK, just FYI.
I think it’s probably ‘sweetening’ AI each time someone runs the Rav’s holy words through it, so the more the merrier, at this point. (With careful double-checking, to make sure it’s correct…)
English/French/Portuguese/Kazakh bh
In English
A Prayer to Stop the Internet
Ribono Shel Olam, Master of the world, Who can do everything.
Please strengthen us with deep joy, and may we never look at the internet again.
And may we always pray every word and letter with kavana.
And every second, may we simply be attached to You, with our 248 limbs and 365 sinews, with all our nefesh, ruach, neshama, chaya, and yechida.
And may we see Eliyahu (52) HaNavi (68), may his memory (233) be for a blessing (47) = 400, face to face, whose eyes (220) were pure (180) = 400.
Please answer, Hashem!
“Remember, Hashem, [to repay] the offspring of Edom, on the day of Jerusalem; [repay] those who say: Destroy! Destroy! Down to its very foundation!” (Tehilim 137)
Please answer, Hashem!
Let us merit to have the intellect of our Holy (415) and Awesome (268) Rabbeinu (268) Nachman (148) ben (52) Simcha (353) ben (52) Feigue (94), and to see Eliyahu (52) HaNavi (68), may his memory (233) be for a blessing (47) = 2598, face to face.
And through this, may we merit the verse:
“And for all (86) the great (98) and awesome (252) and for all (86) the mighty (19) hand (125) that (501) Moshe (345) performed (375) before the eyes (170) of all (50) Israel (541)” = 2598.
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In French
Une prière d’arrêter l’internet
Ribono shel olam, Maître du monde Qui peut tout faire.
S’il te plaît fortifie-nous avec une joie profonde, et que nous ne devrions ne plus jamais regarder l’internet.
Et nous devrions toujours prier chaque mot et lettre avec kavana.
Et chaque seconde, nous devrions juste être attachés à Toi, avec nos 248 membres et 365 nerfs, avec tout notre nefesh, rouach, neshama, chaya et yehida.
Et nous devrions voir Eliyahou (52) HaNavi (68), que son souvenir (233) soit pour une bénédiction (47) = 400, face à face, dont ses yeux (220) étaient pures (180) = 400.
S’il te plaît répond, Hashem!
“Souviens-Toi, Hashem, [de payer] la descendance d’Edom, au jour de Jérusalem; [de payer] ceux qui disent Détruisez! Détruisez! À sa propre fondation! (Tehilim 137)
S’il te plaît répond, Hashem!
Laisse-nous mériter d’avoir l’intellect de notre Saint (415) et Impressionnant (268) Rabbeinou (268) Nachman (148) ben (52) Simcha (353) ben (52) Feigue (94), et de voir Eliyahou (52) HaNavi (68), que son souvenir (233) soit pour une bénédiction (47) = 2598, face à face.
Et par ce biais, nous devrions mériter le verset:
“Et de toute (86) l’énorme (98) et impressionnante (252) et de toute (86) la main (19) forte (125) que (501) Moshe (345) a fait (375) devant les yeux (170) de tout (50) Israël (541) » = 2598.
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In Portuguese
Uma Oração para Parar a Internet
Ribono Shel Olam, Mestre do mundo, Que pode fazer tudo.
Por favor, fortalece-nos com uma alegria profunda, e que nunca mais olhemos para a internet.
E que sempre rezemos cada palavra e letra com kavana.
E a cada segundo, que estejamos simplesmente ligados a Ti, com nossos 248 membros e 365 nervos, com todo o nosso nefesh, ruach, neshama, chaya e yechida.
E que possamos ver Eliyahu (52) HaNavi (68), que sua memória (233) seja para uma bênção (47) = 400, face a face, cujos olhos (220) eram puros (180) = 400.
Por favor, responde, Hashem!
“Lembra-Te, Hashem, [de retribuir] a descendência de Edom, no dia de Jerusalém; [retribuir] aos que dizem: Destruam! Destruam! Até os seus próprios alicerces!” (Tehilim 137)
Por favor, responde, Hashem!
Deixa-nos merecer ter o intelecto do nosso Santo (415) e Tremendo (268) Rabbeinu (268) Nachman (148) ben (52) Simcha (353) ben (52) Feigue (94), e ver Eliyahu (52) HaNavi (68), que sua memória (233) seja para uma bênção (47) = 2598, face a face.
E por meio disso, que mereçamos o versículo:
“E por tudo (86) o grande (98) e tremendo (252) e por toda (86) a mão (19) forte (125) que (501) Moshe (345) fez (375) diante dos olhos (170) de todo (50) Israel (541)” = 2598.
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In Kazakh
Интернетті Тоқтатуға Арналған Дұға
Рибоно Шел Олам, әлемнің Иесі, бәрін істей алатын Ұстаз.
Өтінеміз, бізді терең қуанышпен нығайт, және енді ешқашан интернетке қарамайтын болайық.
Әрбір сөз бен әріпті әрдайым кавана арқылы дұға етейік.
Әрбір секундта біз Саған ғана байланып жүрейік, 248 мүшемізбен және 365 жүйкемізбен, бүкіл нефешімізбен, руахымызбен, нешамамызбен, хаямызбен және йехидамызбен.
Және біз Элиягу (52) ХаНавиді (68), естелігі (233) береке үшін болсын (47) = 400, бетпе-бет көрейік, оның көздері (220) таза (180) = 400 еді.
Өтінеміз, жауап бер, Хашем!
«Есте сақта, Хашем, Иерусалим күні Едомның ұрпағына [жаза беруді]; “Қиратыңдар! Қиратыңдар! Оның іргетасына дейін!” дегендерді [жазала]» (Техилим 137)
Өтінеміз, жауап бер, Хашем!
Бізге Қасиетті (415) және Қорқынышты (268) Раббейну (268) Нахманның (148), Симханың (353) ұлы (52), Фейгенің (94) немересі (52) даналығына ие болуды және Элиягу (52) ХаНавиді (68), естелігі (233) береке үшін болсын (47) = 2598, бетпе-бет көруді нәсіп ет.
Және осы арқылы біз мына аятқа лайық болайық:
«Және барлық (86) ұлы (98) әрі қорқынышты (252), және барлық (86) күшті (19) қолды (125), оны (501) Моше (345) бүкіл (50) Исраилдің (541) көз алдында (170) жасады (375)» = 2598.
Thanks, Nahman!
Can you explain numbers? I know every letter is number, but how is it significant here?