Yehuda Berg’s Blog

How many times have you quit just before you crossed the finish line?

We all do it. We abandon developing friendships, projects, or spiritual behaviors because we don’t see immediate results. My father Rav Berg says the greatest desire to receive is “I want it now!”

The Light works in its own time. Our success might come today, it might come in ten years. Who knows? But we do know that the more we act - while simultaneously pushing away the craving for instant gratification - the greater our capacity to experience success becomes.

What finish line do you need to keep running towards?

We’ll try this again.  The Rav came back to LA the day before yesterday and I’m sure everyone’s feeling the Omer.  The Rav is feeling the Omer, and is not doing too good, just in general.  While we’re “Omering” and going through our own very important stuff, let’s try to do special meditations for The Rav, because The Rav is a bit more agitated and intense.  As you know The Rav, it can get intense. So we should just try to meditate a little on The Rav instead of our own ‘earth shattering’ problems.  Let’s try to do that and hopefully the last 2 weeks of the Omer will pass and we’ll be able to come fully prepared for the energy of Shavuot. Yom tov to everyone.