Teshuva Together

SaraLevine                                                      BS”D

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GUIDED TESHUVA PROCESS

NOTE: Youdon’t need to read words in (…). They are translations or instructions)
The colors are to help divide longer pieces so different people can lead them.

INTENTION:
B’ezras Hashem (with  Hashem’s help), “Hareinimechaveineslekayeim mitzvas asseishelchessedit is my intention to fulfill the positive mitzvahs of: teshuva, chesed(lovingkindness), v’ahavta l’rayechak’mocha(loving your neighbor as yourself),emulating Hashem, ahavasYisroel(loving my fellow Jew), loving Hashem b’cholme’odecha(with all I have),kolYisroelarevimzehl’zeh(all Jews are responsible one for another),HaShechinasharuya(resting place for the Shechinah), emunah,bitachon, wanting to give Hashem nachas ruach, not standing by while another bleeds, hakoreshatov, and every connected and relatedmitzvah, as Hashem commanded,b’ahava and b’simcha, by doing this Teshuva on behalf of myself, _______ (add all you want, including any business or project, like Teshuva Together)all micro & macro systems our families and Family Systems, and all individuals, groups & “systems” related to or affecting this issue, including (IDF, captives),Klal Yisroel, EretzYisroel, Mankind, andthe Briah for the entirety of “time” for our highest good and the highest good of all.”
Please join this teshuva to the strength of all others who have or will do it for this.  We aredoing this on behalf of everyone and everyone is doing it on behalf of everyone else.
Please bless us all generously for the good, and grant that we wholeheartedlyŒ and gratefully desire, receive, allow, accept and all worlds reflect the bracha (blessing), protection, mazal(good fortune), rachamim (mercy)chesed (kindness),chein(Grace),  and seyatad’shmaya(help from Heaven) of total permission, support and empowerment with chesed tov(good kindness) to overcome all influence, interference, resistance or objectionsof any past, present or potential limitations from any direct or indirect source whatsoever, including all that diminishes or prevents us from totally surrendering to You, Hashem, to achieving, thinking and acting with intrinsic motivation and the authentic intention of each step, to having Your definition of all that is of importance, to our desired life elevation, and to allowing, being a kayli(vessel) that can and does hold this, and to accepting Your help that we ask for, sweetly, with rachamimgodolim(mercy), chesed and ahava l’tova(for the good).
We also ask and are grateful for Your help with rachamimgodolim, chesed and ahava, l’tova, Hashem, to be blessed to rectify this if it is a chet(sin) by us or our forefathers, from any gilgul, or a punishment on Klal Yisroel or mankind that continues to come down on us. We ask that You please bless us to truly know Who You are so we can do this from our heart, and that all internal (spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical “self “, down to every cell) and external recipients of our intentions allow, accept, mirror and reciprocate them fully, and please continuously make it all ever better. May we show hakoreshatov (gratitude) to You by better ________ (insert your spiritual commitment to make up cheshbon of what was lost),b’matnaschinum (BM”Ch), l’maan’cha(for Your sake), Hashem, so You have Nachas ruach(joy) from us. May Your Will be done with chein,ahava, rachamimgodolim, chesed and simcha.

Say, “I am fulfilling the mitzvah of Tzedaka,as Hashem commanded”.. Give/pledge charity

Saydedication& add any you choose:

May this Teshuvabe an aliyas neshama (elevation of the soul) for Adam &Chava,
ShlomoZemel ben David,Chana Riva bas Avrohom,Avrohom Chaim Shimshonben YitzchokLeib, Moshe Elye ben ShlomoZemel, Chaya Mushka bas Shalom Meir,Yaakov Naftali ben Avraham, Gilad Michoel ben Ofir, Eyal ben Uriel, Yehuda ben Nachmanand all who have died forEretzYisroel& Klal Yisroel, O”H;refuahshleimahfor those injured and all cholim (sick) among Klal Yisroel, speed the release of all Jewish captives, including agunos and all involved or affected, refuah shleima for Chaya Malka bas Batsheva,
Uniting of all Klal Yisroel to Hashem, Torah & mitzvahs,b’simcha &b’shalom.
Zerashelkayama, aymha’bonimsmeicha& wonderful shidduchim for all Klal
 who need,BM”Ch(b’matnaschinum)Add any names you wish

STATE THE ISSUE: “This Teshuva is for YESHUAS HASHEMb’rachamimfor _____ (put in the issue for today andadd personal ones),even if it is from the chatoyim of all earlier generations, Klal Yisroel or Mankindbeing visited upon us;and for any resistance to this yeshua or to wholeheartedly allowing, accepting, holding, increasing, fully utilizing, transmitting, maintaining it, and that it’s good for all, BM”Ch (b’matnaschinum).

Please do your utmost to sincerely & authentically strive to connect with the stated feeling:

Please PAUSE after saying each step andCONNECT with what you said before thanking Hashem

1. Focus on genuinely feeling sorry and asking forgiveness. 
   We ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, to wholeheartedly and completely do teshuvab’ahava (with love),and b’simcha(with joy)to forgive and be forgiven on all levels(s’licha, mechila&kaporah)in our thoughts and actions.
   Say the following3 times STANDING:
   B’ezras Hashem (with Hashem’s help) with love for You and with joy, ana Hashem,chatanu, avinu, pashanulefanecha, we take responsibility, are sorry, and ask for forgiveness on all levels for ourselves, our “mirrors” and “teachers”(those that bring difficult life lessons),Klal Yisroel, everyone included, anyone affected, all systems,  mankind& the Briah for issues of Yeshuab’rachamimfor (___insert the issues for the teshuva), including poor choices, not spending that time doing mitzvahs & good; not running away from acting against You, not doing teshuva b’ahava and b’simcha for all these aspects, not realizing and acknowledging You, bringing You and kedushah into our livesand for anything we have done or didn’t do that caused others to be, do, have or continue this, anything done byindividuals, groups, systems, Klal Yisroeland Mankind thatcause, continue or affectit,and foranyresistance or objectionsto transforming it and to wholeheartedly and unconditionallyallowing and accepting that onall levels, including any negative effects and any negative emotions created, especially toward You, Hashem.
   (Focus now on those you are asking forgiveness from).
   We ask for total forgiveness on all levels (s’licha, mechila&kaporah)from all parts of our”self” (including physical, mental, emotional and all soul levels), and everyone included on their behalf, from all generations, systems, the nefeshclalit(group soul), the collective conscious,our “mirrors” and “teachers”, all tangible and intangible elements in all worlds, the Briah, from all affected and from You, Hashem, please, with rachamimgodolim(mercy), ahava(love) and chein(Grace), BM”Ch(B’MatnasChinum.(NOTICE anything physically, mentally or emotionally, such as feeling lighter, “lifting”, tingling, chill, yawning, deep breath, etc.)“Thank-you for your forgiveness.”

2. We resolve, ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, not to repeat (what caused)thisissue, not to have resistance(yetzer hora),and that we accept Your help with ease and joy.pause .. (Thank Hashem)

3. We ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, to be able to sincerely, authentically and completely forgive on all levels: s’licha, mechila&kaporah in our thoughts and actions, and that we accept Your help with ease and joy, without any resistance.pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. B’ezras Hashem because of our yetzer hora, weakness of yetzer tov, limited way of seeing things, lack of hope, will or understanding, shame, guilt, skewed or biased perspectives, confusion, judgments, traumas, fear, separation, disappointment, disharmony, distorted thinking, hopelessness, misunderstanding,rationalization, resignation, internal disunity, problems of attachment, avodazora, believing sheker orlack of emunah, bitachon or hakoreshatov (gratitude), we ask Your help to sincerely & authentically forgive anything negative we mightfeel toward You consciously or subconsciously in our thoughts or actions, Hashem, including how You designed and orchestratethe world, lead us in the direction our feet are pointed, bring all we need for our tikun, mirror our feelings, beliefs, resistance or objections in what “shows up” in our lives,and that we accept Your help with ease and joy.
   B’ezras Hashem (with Your help), we forgive anything negative we might feel towardYou, Hashem,for anything we have or may experience to help us grow through this. pause .. (Thank Hashem)

5. Say standing:
   B’ezras Hashem (with Hashem’s help)we ask for forgiveness for and forgive anything negative we may feel towardHashem, all “parts” of us, everyone and everything involved, and for all “resistance or objections” tounconditional, permanent elevation of our or others’limited perspectives and judgments., or truly want or are willing to have it change now, ever, wholeheartedly, permanently or completely; our or others’ physical, mental, emotional or spiritual thought process, pushback, set-point, “program” or “memory” won’t let it happen, stay or expand.Say 3 times: We ask forgiveness for and completely forgive all this.(pause)Then say: We resolve and ask forYourhelp not to repeat this(pause), and that we accept Your help with ease and joy.pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. a)B’ezras Hashem, wesincerely & authenticallyforgive all “parts” of our physical, mental, emotionaland spiritual ”self” on alllevels for all origins(conscious,subconscious,cellular and soul) of these issues. pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. b) B’ezras Hashem, we sincerely forgive all parts of us, even if this never stops. pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. We ask and are grateful for Your help sweetly, Hashem, to sincerely & authentically forgive our “mirrors” and “teachers” on all levels (while not condoning their actions) in our thoughts and actions.
   B’ezras Hashem,we forgive our “mirrors” and “teachers,”on all levels, for anything we have or may experience through thisto help us grow.pause .. (Thank Hashem)

8. We ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, to sincerely& authentically accept Your loving righteousness and perfection withoutjudgment in our thoughts and actions, and that we accept Your help with ease and joy.
   a) B’ezras Hashem, we accept Hashem, our “mirrors” and “teachers” and all parts of our ”self” (conscious, subconscious, cellular and soul) without judgment, even with this.pause .. (Thank Hashem)
   b) B’ezras Hashem,we accept Hashem, our“mirrors” and “teachers” and all parts of our “self” without judgmenteven ifthisnever stops.pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. We ask and are grateful for Your help sweetly, Hashem, to sincerely accept & forgive ours and other’s life lessons.
   a)B’ezras Hashem, we accept without judgment and totally forgive our or others’ physical, mental, emotional and spiritual life lessons (what we or others are incarnated to learn, experience, overcome or repair). pause .. (Thank Hashem)
   b) B’ezras Hashem, we accept and forgive our and others’ life lessons, even if they never stop.pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. We ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, to sincerely & authentically empathize and have compassion in our thoughts and actions,and that we accept and hold Your help with ease and joy.
   B’ezras Hashem,weempathize with &have compassion for all parts of our “self”, our “mirrors” and “teachers”, those affected and all of creation for what was experienced to clearthis, and for how much pain it causes You, Hashem, for “THIS” to happen.pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. We ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, to sincerely & authentically have hakoreshatov(gratitude) in our thoughts and actions,and that we accept Your helpwith ease and joy.
   B’ezras Hashem,we thank you, our “mirrors” and “teachers”, for how you helped us, and for any lack, pain or suffering you experienced in order to do that.  pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. B’ezras Hashem,wethank and have gratitude to all parts of our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual “self” for helping us to grow& complete our tikun.  pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. We ask and are grateful for Your help sweetly, Hashem, to wholeheartedly and unconditionally seek, connect to and trust You and Torah with joy in our thoughts and actions, free of doubt,and that we accept Your help with ease and joy.
   a) B’ezras Hashem,we authentically, unconditionally and joyously trust, rely on and cling to You b’simcha and b’shalomalways.  pause .. (Thank Hashem)
   b) B’ezras Hashem, we authentically, unconditionally and joyously trust, rely on and cling to You b’simcha and b’shalom, even if these issues never stop. pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. We ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, to love authentically, unconditionallyand joyously in our thoughts and actions,and to know that authentic love, including for ourselves, is a good thing &what You want, and that we accept Your help with ease & joy.
   B’ezras Hashem, welove & thank You, Hashem, for Your love and the gift of this life lesson of(of _____) to help us reach a higher level.pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. a) B’ezras Hashem, we authentically, unconditionally and joyously love all partsof our “self”, even with this.pause .. (Thank Hashem)
   b) B’ezras Hashem, we authentically, unconditionally and joyouslylove all partsof our “self”, even if this never stops.  pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. B’ezras Hashem, because we are all one and part of You, Hashem, we (opt: choose to) love our“mirrors” and “teachers” as neshamas(while not condoning their actions).pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. With your help sweetly, Hashem, we accept, forgive and appreciate in our thoughts and actionsthe world You created for our sake. pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. We ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, to ask for release sincerely & authentically in our thoughts and actions,and that we accept Your help with ease and joy.
   B’ezras Hashem, we ask for rachamimgodolim(mercy)andchein(Grace or favor) to unconditionally release us all and all of Creation from any limitations or consequences from this,please, B’matnasChinum,pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. We ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, to be a source of bracha(blessing) in our thoughts and actions, and that we accept Your help with ease and joy.
   B’ezras Hashem, we bless us alland all of Your Creation and wish us love, happiness, successand peace, to learn, heal and grow from this and be our highest best.pause .. (Thank Hashem)

1. State at least one way this issue has been a gift to or benefitted you or others. Thank Hashem for that.

1. We ask and are grateful for Yourhelp sweetly, Hashem, to fully utilize this tikun.
   B’ezras Hashem, we commit to using this tikun and how it helped us to create the greatest good for ourselves, others, Klal Yisroel, Mankind and the Briah.   pause .. (Thank Hashem)
2. RibonoShel Olam (Master of the Universe), thank-You for Your infinite mercy, kindness and love inbringingus to this place of chein(Grace).  With love and gratitude we ask that Your Will be done sweetlywith rachamimgodolim, chesed and ahava, and that You please grant us authentic, unconditional,complete forgiveness, acceptance and love, includingcleansing us of the “dust” of all sins from this, freeing us from the sins of ourforefathers, from our negative thoughts and actions, and repairing any damage we have done to Your Name.
   Please help and strengthen us to move beyond this and to be unafraid to truly connect to You, do Your Will, know we can follow the Torah and still be our true selves b’simchaand b’shalom, and to not let other people’s attitudes or lack of connection to You or to us affect our thoughts or actions.  Through this please unconditionally, completely and noticeably transform for the good________ (the issues of this teshuva), all negative thoughts and actions of any individuals, “systems”, groups,Klal Yisroel and mankindthatcontinue to affect it,and their effects onusand all Creation; and please unconditionally transform all resistance or objections to this100%.
   Please bless us allto wholeheartedly and unconditionally believe, trust and accept that we all deserve, are worthy, good, loved, have value, authentic power, are capable of, blessed with, give and have total permission for this, that You want it, that thisis how it “should” be and “the way it is”, that it’s good, safe, possible and probable.  Also, pleasegenerously bless us allwith chein, rachamimgodolim, chesed and ahavatocompletely re-attune our minds& hearts to be positive and unified,to fulfill our highest life purpose, to have healthy boundaries and attachments and to be at PEACE with ourselves and our world.
   Please bless usall to allow, be a kayli(vessel) that holds, achieves, accepts, transmits andbelieves in, is satisfied with,livesand enjoysit100% positively in all ways, please nullify and disempower anything that would block or reverse this, and please make it continuously ever better.Pleaseunify us individually andall systems,as Klal Yisroel, Mankind& the Briahin mind, heart, will and spirit in harmony with allthis,and make our inner and outer “worlds” mirror it.Through this, please help us to authentically, joyously and whole-heartedly return, surrender to,serve and praise You b’ahavaand b’simcha,to choose life in all our thoughts and actions, and toenjoy Your brachos with chein, simcha, shalom andahava, l’maan’cha(for Your sake), so You have nachasruach (enjoyment)from us, please, B’MatnasChinum. pause .. (Thank Hashem)

 REINFORCING PROCESS

Do the short teshuvaprocess below as needed any time you experience or witness any issue you did the Teshuvafor.Say the yellow1^stline three times, standing; you may sit for the rest

I am sorry; Please, forgive me, all involved, affected, observers and systems
b’lineder, we will not do it again; we ask your help for this, please, and give it to You.
Please, bless all with chesed, rachamim, chein , ahava, shalom &simchal’tova to be ready, willing, able, have complete will, authentic power, mindset to and do this, B’Matnas”Chinum (BM”Ch)
Please clear all need for, causes and sources of it as a beneficial chesed, including soul plans, agreements, contracts, vows & oaths, no matter how distant or far removed.  
Thank-You. We love You

 CLEARING GUIDED TESHUVAH INFORMATION& DIRECTIONS

1. As Hashem is infinite, so, too, are the possibilities of our relationship with Him.  The intention of the Clearing is for our most loving, devoted relationship with Hashem on all levels and as a spiritual doorway to life change.  The wording is modeled on Rav Yehudah Zev Segal Manchester Rosh Hayeshivaztzl,

1. Thanking: Gratitude is of paramount importance; please express yours sincerely & authentically with your feelings, words and Spiritual commitments.

1. All steps are done in plural, on behalf of everyone.

1. For greater depth, do this Teshuva Process one time for each of the issues on the Issues to Clear sheet. Each times you may add your personal issues and those of people you help.  After that, do it for whatever is in your life that you want to transform;look for large patterns and include the specific issues within them. Whatever is in your life that you don’t want to be there is what you came to “fix”, according to the Zohar.  This includes even things you witness happening to total strangers, like a traffic accident on the side of the road.  It brings the opportunity to address why you witnessed it. 

1. Read the dedications on behalf of my son Avrohom and the others, as well as making any personal dedications in memory of or for the health or success of anyone you choose.

1. Statements should be said 1-3 times, as you feel you need to really connect with what you’re striving to do.

1. Do your best to achieve the intentions of each step wholeheartedly (forgiving, accepting, etc.).  If you have difficulty forgiving, accepting or loving yourself or anyone else, visualize the person as a young child, which is when what ultimately caused this originated. If resistant, try Reinforcing exercise on last page.

1. Italicized words are informational and don’t need to be said.

1. You may say, “I choose to…” on any step you aren’t able to do as stated.

1. Go as far as is comfortable for you each time.  You can divide it as you like.

1. Keep track of what you do in any format: date, issue/s and the results. This will encourage and let you see how your issues and life gradually transform.

1. Doing a Teshuva or individual steps may be facilitated by any of the following on the Teshuva: “declaring PEACE” with and Forgiving yourself, tracing the fingertips of one hand repeatedly down the top of the middle finger of the other hand,  tapping or focusing a red led light where the base of the skull meets the top of the neck in the back.  They are also helpful for resistance (see N ).

1. Œ“Wholeheartedly” means: unconditionally, fully, joyously, unhesitatingly, totally, etc. 

1.  Resistance or objection is likely opposition to change—usually because of fear. It may be experienced as “not feeling like it”, not trusting or believing it will work, “forgetting” or getting too “busy” to get “around” to it, feeling “bored”, exhausted, overwhelmed,  incompetent or that it’s too hard.  It may “show up” externally as others discouraging us, “needing” us, even in us or others getting sick or hurt. External resistance or objection is usually a mirror of our internal resistance, whether on the conscious or subconscious level.  Traumatized “parts” of us, which have disassociated or “split off” from our conscious self, due to childhood experiences, may “resist” our attempts to change because they experience it as dangerous, or literally reject attempts to treat ourselves in a more loving way, for example. They may even have such a powerfully driven need or desire to prevent change that their ceaseless “broadcast” for help to stop it actually works at the quantum level to attract seemingly unrelated “interference” with our sincere conscious desire. Try as we might, there may be layer upon layer of resistance or objections—even layers of resistance to letting go of resistance. It can exert a powerful enough force to literally control our lives.
2. ’Morphogenic fields: Energetic “patterns” of thought and/or action, which, in effect, “create” their own “reality” of existence. They may originate in one’s family, Family System, nation, gender, etc.  Though they can expand and adapt, the longer particular patterns persist, the greater their tendency to resist change. Rupert Sheldrake terms this habitual tendency of nature “morphic resonance,” whereby present forms are shaped through the influence of past forms. Morphic resonance is transmitted by means of “morphogenic fields,” which are analogous to electromagnetic fields in that they transmit energy &information, but differ in that they do so without using energy, and are therefore not diminished by transmission through time or space..
3. “Forgiveness is on 3 levels, whether you are asking for it or giving it: selicha: forgiving or giving up the right to punish; mechila: erasing and not harboring resentment or ill will and erasing any ramifications; Kapora: removing any effect, as if it was never committed.  Midahk’negedmidah—if we do this towards others, Hashem will do it for us. Even when forgiveness is granted, there is a “dust” from it that should be removed. This can be done by acts of chesed (lovingkindness)—especially through feeding others. This is true even when the initiating chet (sin) was “sins of the fathers” that is visited on their children, as it is the child’s responsibility to eliminate the chet.

1. ”  ”Mirrors” and “teachers” are people or situations that teach us painful life lessons or that act as a mirror to us of how we treat ourselves or others—usually the things that are considered negative, such as disappointment, embarrassment, loss, etc.  They include those who cause this, witness it, or benefit from it directly or indirectly—even if they aren’t the direct “cause”.   That also includes our “family system” or the “system” of our primary family.    We may be “mirrors” or “teachers” for others, and others serve as our “mirrors” and “teachers”.   Focus on your direct and indirect “mirrors” and “teachers” for the issues you are clearing while doing the steps that involve them.  Forgiveness releases both us and them.  The Teshuva does not condone any wrongdoing; it is to release and transform it in the highest way to allow you to move forward in life to happier possibilities.

1. • appropriate time perspective (step 17) We may be mentally or emotionally “stuck” in the past or future time perspective inappropriately, which doesn’t allow us to fully function (eg: always stuck looking back at the “good old days”, endlessly dwelling on past hurts, or putting everything off until some future time)

1. ⓫Boundaries (step 18) – Healthy physical, emotional, relational and spiritual boundaries are vital to protect us from negative or limiting influences, such as from taking on or taking in unhealthy beliefs or patterns, and to keep our healthy, happy belief systems and patterns intact and functioning for our best interest and for us to thrive and succeed in our religious commitments, health, finances and relationships. Some of the things which can damage the healthy functioning of our boundaries include: experiencing or witnessing others’ trauma, abuse, illness or injury, disasters, pervasive fear, unhealthy beliefs (including those of our Family System, “clan”, society, gender, race, etc.), ancestral trauma, such as being a descendent of survivors of the Holocaust, wars, plagues, famine, natural disasters, etc. These can result in subconscious negativity and many of the above-defined issues or conditions.

1. Teshuva b’ahava-The highest form of teshuva: done from love for Hashem

1. Teshuva b’simcha – (from the AishKodesh) The point where people are able to talk about their deficits and own them. That’s called teshuva b’simcha: having enough simcha to stop being ashamed of one’s deficits and admit them, but not to the extent that the deficit is considered something to be proud of.Rabbi ZachariaWallersteinA”H says that after we overcome our weaknesses, we should turn them into ways we are able to help others (like becoming an addiction counsellor after overcoming alcohol or, if a person was judgmental, working on overcoming it and creating a home based on acceptance and care, where judgmental talk and actions aren’t in their home—creating a healthy  environment in their home.)

1. “The teshuva process begins with recognizing one’s strengths and good points so he will have the courage to rectify what needs to be rectified.” (stated by Rabbi YitzchokKirzner, ztl in a shiur)before teshuva (Step 1) It is important to have the balanced perspective of Hashem created me perfectly imperfect so I will grow and improve because I am a worthy person. The word Korban (sacrifice) comes from korev (to bring closer). Admitting we did something wrong is like offering a korban to Hashem to come closer. The bedrock of who we are should be “I am a person of worth that is inherently imbued in me by Hashem”.

WHAT WE SEE, HEAR, EXPERIENCE AND BELIEVE BECOMES WHO WE ARE,

  AND WHO WE ARE BECOMES WHAT WE SEE, HEAR, EXPERIENCE AND BELIEVE