The Mussar Center ❦ Jewish Torah-Based Inner Work

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👀 FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/jMWD3CTa73o I didn’t know my life was a story, I thought it was random days, I didn’t know the fear and the breaking Were leading me somewhere through hidden ways. I fought the change, I begged for normal, I wanted the pain to pass, But the call kept rising inside the chaos, Like a fire beneath the ash. There were mentors I almost missed, There were friends who carried me through, There was a quiet, unseen mercy Holding me when I never knew. Every battle felt like an ending, Every loss felt final and true, But something was forming in the darkness— A deeper, braver you. I see it now: the leaving was needed, The crossing, the night, the flame, The wound was the door to becoming, The struggle was shaping my name. So if I’m standing at crisis again, If the ground feels thin beneath, I will remember: this is the journey— And I am not walking it alone. ❤️ Thanks for leaving a five-star review ❤️

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👀 FULL VIDEO: https://mussar.tv/videos/57 📺 COURSE INFO: https://mussar.tv/game 🙏🏼 THANKS FOR SHARING AND LEAVING A FIVE-STAR REVIEW Why is there evil in the world? Game theory actually answers that question because the world is structured exactly like a game and it doesn’t make sense until you understand that life was made to be played. So, every game needs risk. Risk means danger: you could lose. Risk also means uncertainty: you don’t know who’s going to win. That’s why play is so engaging, because we’re gripped by two visceral emotions: hope that we could win, and fear that we could lose. And the most intense games are the ones with the highest stakes. By contrast, could you imagine a sport where everybody wins, all the time? Nobody would watch, or play. And basically, that’s why there’s evil in the world. We hate that fact, but do you know what would be even worse? If life was perfectly safe and totally predictable. For a game to be fun and worthwhile there has to be risk and uncertainty—and life is the ultimate high stakes game. Tap through to discover the other seven factors that every game has in common with real life.

👀 FULL VIDEO: https://mussar.tv/videos/56 📺 COURSE INFO: https://mussar.tv/game 🙏🏼 THANKS FOR SHARING AND LEAVING A FIVE-STAR REVIEW Could you imagine your boss telling you that you have to play blindfolded kickboxing, or you’re fired? That wouldn’t actually be play, because you’re being forced. That’s the funny thing about games: if you have to play, then it’s not play anymore, it’s...something else. Same goes for the ability to leave. If you don’t have the freedom to stop playing and leave the game then it’s not really a game anymore. It’s ironic because every game needs rules; you can’t just do whatever you want or you’ll have chaos. But every game also needs freedom—the choice to play, and the choice to leave. Now read this description again and ask yourself, where is free choice in the game of your life? Then tap through to join me for the Game of Life course. And don’t miss the next short talking about how games aren’t fun unless there’s danger.

👀 FULL VIDEO: https://mussar.tv/videos/55 📺 COURSE INFO: https://mussar.tv/game 🙏🏼 THANKS FOR SHARING AND LEAVING A FIVE-STAR REVIEW Real life is structured exactly like a game. The fifth of eight things in game theory that you need to play a game is rules, basically a set of do’s and don’ts. Rules make the game fun; without them you just have chaos. That’s why everybody agrees to play by the same set of rules. People who play by their own rules are called cheaters. Cheaters ruin the game. That’s why we punish cheaters with shame and with penalties—either partial, making it harder to win, or total—they’re out. So, what are the rules in the game of life? What if that’s why you’re not having much fun? And how about the cheaters, who are they? And what are the penalties?

👀 FULL VIDEO: https://mussar.tv/videos/54 📺 COURSE INFO: https://mussar.tv/game 🙏🏼 THANKS FOR SHARING AND LEAVING A FIVE-STAR REVIEW Real life is structured exactly like a game. The fourth of eight things you need to play a game is time. Every game has a beginning and an end, from “game on” to “game over”. Some games are made to be long, and some short. And either you know when the game will end, or you don’t. In some play you’re either winning or losing all the time, and in other play that’s not decided until the end. And then there’s overtime—a shortened timeframe when your actions are critical. Some games are standalone, and others are played in series or even seasons. Now read back through this and ask yourself which of each of these is the game of life.

👀 FULL VIDEO: https://mussar.tv/videos/53 📺 COURSE INFO: https://mussar.tv/game 🙏🏼 THANKS FOR SHARING AND LEAVING A FIVE-STAR REVIEW Real life is structured exactly like a game. The third of eight things that every game needs is space, on three levels actually. At the top level, every game occupies space, but every game also becomes its own space, its own little world—and then outside that world, there’s no game. One level down, inside the game there are different areas or places where you can play it. And one more level down, games have boundaries, and if you go outside them, you lose. Where is all that in the game of life? Well, here’s the world! So where are your favourite places to play it? And where is your out-of-bounds?

👀 FULL VIDEO: https://mussar.tv/videos/52 📺 COURSE INFO: https://mussar.tv/game 🙏🏼 THANKS FOR SHARING AND LEAVING A FIVE-STAR REVIEW Every game needs space—and so does life. Not just any space, but a defined world where the game unfolds. Step into it, and you’re playing. Step out, and the game is over. In this video, we’ll explore how space gives life its structure, how the world we live in becomes the arena of the game, and how crossing the boundaries means stepping outside the action entirely. From the curling rink to the dating scene, we’ll unpack how every game—and real life—requires a place to play, areas where the action happens, and limits that make the game worth playing. You’ll come away seeing the world differently, not as chaos, but as a game designed with purpose.

👀 FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DCiw9D1i8Qg 📺 COURSE INFO: https://www.mussar.tv/game 🙏🏼 THANKS FOR SHARING AND LEAVING A FIVE-STAR REVIEW Real life is structured like a game. The first of eight things you need to play a game is players, and you have that in real life! But is life a single-player game like solitaire, or more like an MMORPG, a massively multiplayer online role playing game? And how is life played? Individually, like in MMA? Or as more of a team sport? How about the number of players—is it limited, like in tennis doubles? Or unlimited, like in red rover? And if games have different roles (like referee, coach, and spectator), how many roles can you play in life?

👀 FULL VIDEO: https://mussar.tv/videos/59 📺 COURSE INFO: https://mussar.tv/game Whatever exactly the Leviathan was, Psalm 104 says that God made it to play in the ocean. In this series I’ve shown how the world is structured exactly like a game. Which means YOU were made to play, too! I love the Hebrew word for play because it literally means to laugh. And that’s what happens when you’re in play mode: you go from serious, heavy, and frozen, to laughing, light, and free. In play mode you’re having fun, you feel so alive...it’s timeless. Versus boredom where you’re numb and time just drags on. All this happens because in play mode you go back to being a kid. Instead of running on closed autopilot because you think you know everything you’re open, you’re always learning, and you’re so...conscious. Tap through to learn how to stay in play mode and have way more fun with life: https://mussar.tv/videos/59

👀 FULL VIDEO: https://mussar.tv/videos/58 📺 COURSE INFO: https://mussar.tv/game Why is life so hard? It’s because life is structured exactly like a game, and that’s the last of eight things that every game needs: challenge. If a game is too easy, it’s boring. The most interesting games are always the most challenging ones. Take the Olympics, for example. Or MMA, the toughest sport in the world. Real play is always against opposition that’s pushing back, or against an opponent trying to stop you. Why do we love that tension so much? Because we know it’ll end in resolution, and celebration. The best games are the hardest, and life is the greatest game of all. Tap through for the full video. But first, if you like this short, then like it! Why not send it to a friend who needs to hear this? And don’t miss the other shorts in this series.

DO THE COURSE: https://www.mussar.tv/course What is Mussar? We'll talk about that in the next lesson. In this one I'll just tell you what these conversations are going to be about. Mussar is a Hebrew word and a Jewish discipline, but really Mussar teachings are for everyone. They're the things you should have been taught as a child but probably weren't. So while these talks are for adults, I'll talk on a simple level so kids can understand too. At the end of this talk I'm going to do two things that we'll end each conversation with - I'll say something I'm celebrating and then make up a little blessing, special for you. DO THE COURSE: https://www.mussar.tv/course

👀 FULL VIDEO: https://mussar.tv/videos/60 📺 COURSE INFO: https://mussar.tv/game ⭐ Write a quick five-star review? | It’s fun applying game theory to the games of life we play every day – for instance, the game of sleep. Is sleep a single-player game, or a team sport for you? What are the objects you use to play it better? How long do you play? And, how often? Do you go into overtime much? And, where do you play? Have you ever tried to play out of bounds and been penalized? Speaking of which, what are the rules of the game of sleep anyway? And what happens if you break them? Is there a reward for winning? And what happens if you lose? And how about the challenge, who’s the opposition? What’s trying to keep you from winning? If this was fun, tap through for the full video and get a new appreciation for the game that we all spent a third of our lives playing.