3.19.2012

More Sefer Hamidos on Shmiras Habris

Lust of Niuf Only Avoided by Guarding Eyes and Thoughts
The lust for impurity can only be removed from a person by distancing the sight of his eyes and his thoughts from this subject.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 9)
 
Do Not Debate Your Yetzer Hara
Do not enter into a debate with your evil urge since lengthening these thoughts even for the purpose of defeating them will strengthen them and pull the mind towards them.
(Needs better translation)
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 10)

Wine Brings Niuf
Through wine comes a lot of pevertedness.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 11)

Important to Get Married
Someone who does not have a wife, is not a man, it is as if he spills blood and diminishes his spiritual form.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 12)

Inappropriate Shiduchim Can Cause Death
Sometimes through Shiduchim that are not appropriate one for the other, one of them dies.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 14)

Marrying Wicked Divorced Woman Causes Early Death
A person who marries a wicked divorced woman, she ends up burying him.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 15)

Niuf of Wife Destroys Home
Impurity of the wife destroys the household.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 16)

Znus Causes Wife to See Impure Dreams
When a person cheats on his wife it causes her to see impurities in her dreams called 'Marin'.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 17)

Zivug Shelo Bekedusha Causses Fires
Having relationships with wife in an unholy way causes fires.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 19)

Overcoming Tests Brings Miracles
A person who has an opportunity to commit a sin and does not do so, they perform a miracle for him.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 20)

Important to Only Marry an Appropriate Woman
A person who married a woman that is not appropriate for him, it is as if he plowed the entire planet and then seeds it with salt and when Hashem brings down his Divine Presence, he testifies on all the tribes but does not testify about him.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 21)

Desecrating the Bris is Like Desecrating All Mitzvos
A person the desecrates the Bris it is considered as if he desecrated all the Mitzvos.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 22)

The Michnasayim Atone for Adultery
The pants atone for adultery.
(Could be reefering to pants of Kohen Gadol and Tzadikim)
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 23)

Niuf Causes Tzadikim to Fall
Through impurity Tzadikim fall.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 24)

Mourning Death of Tzadikim Breaks Lust for Women
Through mourning the passing away of the righteous a person breaks himself away from the lust for women.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 25)

Zera Levatala Causes People Around You to Become Hostile
By emitting seed in vain a person creates Klipot (impure spirits) that dress themselves in other people who then act hostile, create controversy for him and cause him suffering.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 26)

Ashes Ish Leads to Murder
A person that has a relationship with a married woman in the end will come to committing an act of murder.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 27)

Abolishing Perverts Rectifies Ancestors Sins
A person that abolishes perverts, through doing this he rectifies the sins of his ancestors.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 28)

Truth and Unpaid Kindness Help Shmiras Habris
A person that wants to be Shomer Habris should always say the truth. He should also do acts of kindness for people that he does not expect will ever pay him back.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 29)

Chasing Shalom Helps Pgam Habris
For Pgam Habris a person should Always chase peace.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 30)

Machlokes Causes Pgam Habris
Through involvement in controversy a person comes to Pgam Habris.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 31)

Impure Thoughts Result from Shattered Vessels of Chesed
Impure thoughts come from the breaking of the Vessel of Chesed and according quantity of the sparks is the amount of impure thoughts.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 32)

Mishcav Zachar Leads to Imprisonment
A person that transgresses the sin of Mishkav Zachor (Homo..), though this he gets caught in imprisonment.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 33)

Relationships at Time of Hate Causes Children to Convert
A person that has relationship with his wife during a time of hate, children that are born from this, end up converting themselves to a different religion.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 35)

Niuf Leads to Subjugation Under Clowning Officers
Through impurity people become subjugated under scuffing officials and end up in debt.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 36)

Purity of Women Brings Moshiach and Increases Honor of Tzadikim
In merit of the women avoiding impurity, Moshiach will come, people will not need to rely on one on the other and the honor of the Tzadikim increases.
(Sefer Hamidos, Niuf 37)

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