Hassidut Study before Davvenen

Section 2 The passion and effectiveness of the prayers can be directly related to how much effort, time, study, and overall preparation energy is put into the pre-prayer warm-up time. During this period one builds expectations and widens one's consciousness. Then, the Higher Power, the is addressed with Holy One, Rachamana, greater appreciation. The study of Hassidic Teachings is a helpful aid to prayer as it tends to open up the kavvana. Of course, you may find your own extensions of the Hassidic Teachings such as cosmology, ecology, comparisons with other spiritual teachings such as Zen, and so on, which serve the same purpose. This section is an inclusive field in which are placed many different kinds of teachings, some of which will aid in the process of the unfolding your kavvana. It remains up to you to notice which teachings tend to open your heart and then to return to them again and again, with fidelity and peace.