You are wherever your thoughts are

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov taught...

You are wherever your thoughts are. 

Make sure your thoughts are where you want to be. 

(The Empty Chair,)

What does this mean to me?

In Rebbe Nachman's Wisdom, Rebbe Nachman explains that, physically, every faculty in the body that is higher on the vertical plane can “reach further.” One can reach higher than he can kick; one can hear from further away than his voice can project; one can see to a further distance than that from which he can hear; and the horizon of a person’s thoughts are truly endless. Thought is our highest faculty (other than the will that propels them), and wherever it goes, it takes us with it.

A prayer:

Help me, dear G-d, stay calm 

And settle my thoughts.

Shine down upon me 

The light of Your holiness 

So that I can have a clear mind 

To direct my attention to You, 

As You desire.

Help me control my mind 

And steer clear of confusing, immoral 

Or unholy thoughts.

My sins have hidden You from me, 

So I beg You, please forgive me, heal me 

And rebuild the temple of my mind.

Work wonders for me, 

That I focus always on You. 

May I experience the joy of Your highest lights, 

And may they illuminate all of my life.

(Between me and You)