## Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 1
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א. עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה יִנָּצֵּל מֵהִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s humility saves him from idolatrous thoughts.


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ב. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה מִתְפַּלֵּל וְנוֹפֵל לְךָ הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה תְּכַוֵּן בְּשֵׁם "אֱלֹקֵינוּ".

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When bothered by thoughts of idolatry while praying, picture God’s Name *Eloheinu—*אלהינו—in your mind.


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ג. מַחֲשָׁבוֹת טוֹבוֹת בָּאִים עַל־יְדֵי וִדּוּי, שֶׁמִּתְוַדִּים לִפְנֵי הַתַּלְמִיד־חָכָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Confessing in the presence of a Torah scholar brings to good thoughts.


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ד. מִי שֶׁמְּסַפֵּר מַעֲשִׂיּוֹת שֶׁאֵרְעוּ לַצַּדִּיקִים, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נִמְשָׁכִין לוֹ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת טוֹבוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Good thoughts are drawn to a person who tells stories about the Tzaddikim.


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ה. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת, יָדִין אֶת כָּל בְנֵי־אָדָם לְכַף זְכוּת תָּמִיד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anyone who has evil thoughts should always look to find good in others.


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ו. עַל־יְדֵי דִּמְעָה נִמְאָסִים כָּל הַתַּאֲווֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s tears cause him to view all passions with contempt.


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ז. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַאֲמִין בַּצַּדִּיק, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה אֵין לִבּוֹ נָכוֹן עִם הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person does not believe in the Tzaddik, his heart is not right with God.


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ח. הַחֲגוֹרָה שֶׁחָגוּר בָּהּ אֵיזֶה צַדִּיק – כְּשֶׁתַּחְגּר בָּהּ הוּא סְגֻלָּה לְבַטֵּל הִרְהוּרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Wearing a *gartel* once worn by a Tzaddik is a *segulah* for dispelling improper thoughts.


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ט. עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁקֶר נִתְחַלֵּל הַבְּרִית קדֶשׁ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Falsehood defiles the holy *brit.*


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 10
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י. מִי שֶׁמְּקַדֵּשׁ אֶת עַצְמוֹ וְעוֹלֶה עַל מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹ הִתְפָּאֲרוּת, כְּשֶׁיִּשְׁבּר הַהִתְפָּאֲרוּת, יַשִּׂיג וְיִקְנֶה הַתּוֹרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
If after being prideful for having sanctified himself a person breaks that pride, he will attain and acquire the Torah.


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יא. הַצְּעָקָה מְבַטֵּל אֶת הַפְּנִיּוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Crying out to God eliminates distracting thoughts.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 12
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יב. עַל־יְדֵי לִמּוּד אַרְבָּעָה "שֻׁלְחָן־עָרוּךְ" יִתְבַּטֵּל הַפְּנִיּוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Studying the four sections of the *Shulchan Arukh* eliminates distracting thoughts.


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יג. כְּשֶׁתַּחֲשׁב אֵיזֶה תּוֹרָה שֶׁחִדַּשְׁתָּ, הוּא סְגֻלָּה לְבַטֵּל הַמַּחֲשָׁבוֹת זָרוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Thinking about a Torah insight that you originated is a *segulah* for eliminating undesirable thoughts.


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יד. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת, יְדַבֵּר לְעַצְמוֹ דִּבְרֵי בִּזְיוֹנוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who has unholy thoughts should speak to himself in a degrading way.


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טו. אֲכִילָה וּשְׁתִיָּה מַטְרִידוֹת אֶת הַמַּחֲשָׁבָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Eating and drinking make the mind sluggish.


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טז. עַל־יְדֵי כַּעַס בָּא הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anger brings to idolatrous thoughts.


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יז. כְּשֶׁמְּבַזֶּה אֶת הַמּוֹעֲדוֹת, בָּא לְהִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Idolatrous thoughts plague a person who shows disrespect for the Jewish Festivals.


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יח. מִי שֶׁיּוֹשֵׁב בֵּין אַנְשֵׁי נִאוּף אוֹ בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁהָיָה בּוֹ נִאוּף, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה בָּא לְהִרְהוּרִים רָעִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Sitting in the company of promiscuous people, or in a place where an immoral act was performed, leads one to unholy thoughts.


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יט. אֵין הַיֵּצֶר הָרָע תָּאֵב אֶלָּא לְדָבָר שֶׁהוּא אָסוּר לוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The evil inclination desires only what is forbidden to it.


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כ. הַתַּאֲווֹת – מְלֻבָּשׁ בָּהֶם חֶסֶד הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
All the passions contain an element of God’s lovingkindness.


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כא. עַל־יְדֵי מְחִילַת עֲווֹנוֹת תִּזְכֶּה לְבַר־לֵבָב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Through forgiveness for sin, you will be rewarded with a pure heart.


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כב. עַל־יְדֵי הָרַחֲמָנוּת יִתְבַּטֵּל מִמְּךָ הַתַּאֲווֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Showing compassion will eliminate your lustful desires.


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כג. עַל־יְדֵי עֵינַיִם הַלֵּב מִתְאַוֶּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The eyes cause the heart to desire.


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כד. עַל־יְדֵי תַּאֲווֹת הַלֵּב אִי אֶפְשָׁר שֶׁלּא יִדָּבֵק בְּךָ מְאוּמָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The passions of the heart make blemish unavoidable.


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כה. לְהִרְהוּרֵי זְנוּת סְגֻלָּה, שֶׁיִּשְׁתֶּה סַם הַמְשַׁלְשֵׁל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Laxatives are a *segulah* against immoral thoughts.


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כו. הַתְּפִלָּה שֶׁהִיא בְּכַוָּנַת הַלֵּב הִיא פּוֹתַחַת כָּל הַפְּתָחִים שֶׁל מַעְלָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Prayer prayed with an attentive heart opens all the doors on high.


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כז. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, אַל יִשָּׂא אֶצְלוֹ שׁוּם זָהָב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person with idolatrous thoughts should not wear any gold jewelry.


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כח. עַל־יְדֵי שִׁכְרוּת בָּא הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Drunkenness leads to idolatrous thoughts.


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כט. עַל־יְדֵי אַהֲבַת נָשִׁים הַכָּבוֹד נִטָּל מִמְּךָ. גַּם אִשְׁתְּךָ אֵינָהּ קוֹלֶטֶת הַזֶּרַע וּמַפֶּלֶת, וּבִשְׁעַת הַלֵּדָה הַתִּינוֹק מֵת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A passion for women causes one to lose respect. His wife will not conceive, or she will miscarry, or the child will die in birth.


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ל. עַל־יְדֵי הַמַּחֲלקֶת בָּאִים הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה. גַּם בַּיִת שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ מַחֲלקֶת יִהְיֶה בֵּית עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Strife leads to idolatrous thoughts. A house in which quarrel is present will be a place in which idolatry is practiced.


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לא. כְּשֶׁבָּאִים לָאָדָם מַחֲשָׁבוֹת זָרוֹת, יַגְבִּיהַּ קוֹלוֹ כְּאִלּוּ הוּא בּוֹכֶה, וּבָזֶה יָסוּרוּ מִמֶּנּוּ הַמַּחֲשָׁבוֹת זָרוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person beset by untoward thoughts can eliminate them by raising his voice as if to cry.


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לב. עַל־יְדֵי שְׁבוּעוֹת וּקְלָלוֹת בָּאִים מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Swearing and cursing bring on evil thoughts.


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לג. עַל־יְדֵי בִּטָּחוֹן לא יָבוֹאוּ לְךָ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Your trust in God will save you from evil thoughts.


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לד. חֲרִיקַת הַשִּׁנַּיִם הוּא סְגֻלָּה לְבַטֵּל מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Gritting one’s teeth is a *segulah* against evil thoughts.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 35
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לה. לְפִי הַמָּקוֹם שֶׁבַּתְּפִלָּה כֵּן הַנִּיצוֹצוֹת הַקְּדוֹשִׁים מַלְבִּישִׁים אֶת עַצְמָם בִּפְנִיּוֹת וּבָאִים לָאָדָם כְּדֵי לְתַקְּנָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The particular way in which the holy sparks veil themselves in distracting thoughts and then come to a person for rectification depends upon where he is up to in the prayer.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 36
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לו. מַסֶּכֶת יָדַיִם הִיא סְגֻלָּה לְבַטֵּל מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The tractate *Yadayim* is a *segulah* for dispelling evil thoughts.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 37
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לז. מִי שְׁתְּפִלָּתוֹ אֵינָהּ אֶלָּא בִּשְׁבִיל הַשְּׁכִינָה, לא יָבוֹא לוֹ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת זָרוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever prays only for the sake of the Divine Presence will be spared from untoward thoughts.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 38
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לח. עַל־יְדֵי שָׁלוֹם נִתְרוֹמֵם שְׁמוֹ יִתְבָּרֵךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Through peace God’s Name is exalted.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 39
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לט. כְּשֶׁאִישׁ אוֹ אִשָּׁה חוֹשְׁבִים בִּשְׁעַת תַּשְׁמִישׁ בְּאֵיזֶה גּוֹי אוֹ בְּגוֹיָה, וְהַמַּחֲשָׁבָה הִיא בְּאַהֲבָה לְאֵיזֶה גּוֹי אוֹ גּוֹיָה, אֲזַי הַוָּלָד הַנּוֹלָד מִזֶּה הַתַּשְׁמִישׁ נִשְׁתַּמֵּד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a husband or wife has amorous thoughts for a non-Jew during their marital relations, the child conceived will become an apostate.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 40
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מ. הַצִּיצִית הֵם גָּדֵר לָעֶרְוָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
*Tzitzit* guard against immorality.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 41
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מא. עַל־יְדֵי בִּקּוּר־חוֹלִים נִצּוֹל מִיֵּצֶר הָרָע.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Visiting the sick saves a person from the evil inclination.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 42
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מב. אֵין יֵצֶר הָרָע שׁוֹלֵט אֶלָּא בְּמַה שֶּׁעֵינָיו רוֹאוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s evil inclination rules over only that which he sees.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 43
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מג. בֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְלא נָשָׂא אִשָּׁה, כָּל יָמָיו בְּהִרְהוּרֵי עֲבֵרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person not married by age twenty will be bothered by sinful thoughts for the rest of his life.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 44
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מד. מִי שֶׁעָבַר עֲבֵרָה, וְאַחַר־כָּךְ מְהַרְהֵר בָּהּ לַעֲשֹוֹת עוֹד אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁלּא עָשָׂה, נִפְרָעִין עַל הַהִרְהוּר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever commits a sin and then thinks about doing it again is made to pay for the thought even without having repeated the action.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 45
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מה. לִדְחוֹת אֶת הַיֵּצֶר הָרָע יאמַר: רַחֲמָנָא נִגְעַר בֵּהּ בַּשָּׂטָן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
To chase away the evil inclination say: “O God, rebuke Satan” (paraphrase of Zekhariah 3:2).


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 46
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מו. הַחֶמְדָּה וְהַמַּחֲשָׁבָה רָעָה הָעוֹלָה עַל הַלֵּב פִּתְאוֹם, שֶׁאֵין בִּרְשׁוּת הָאָדָם לְהִמָּנַע מִמֶּנָּהּ, אֵין נֶעֱנָשִׁין עָלֶיהָ, אֶלָּא כַּאֲשֶׁר יְהַרְהֵר וְחוֹזֵר וּמְהַרְהֵר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person is not punished for a sudden lust or evil thought that he cannot prevent, unless he goes over it in his mind.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 47
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מז. לְרב מִדּוֹת הָרָעוֹת טוֹב לְהָקִיז דָּם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Cupping is helpful against most bad character traits.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 48
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מח. עַל־יְדֵי אֲכִילַת דָּגִים נִתְרַבֶּה הַתַּאֲוָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Eating fish increases one’s sexual desire.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 49
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מט. מִי שֶׁאוֹכֵל בִּזְכוּת אָבוֹת, נוֹפְלִים לוֹ הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person’s livelihood comes in the merit of his ancestors, he experiences thoughts of idol worship.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 50
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נ. עַל־יְדֵי מִשְׁכַּב־זָכָר בָּא לִידֵי הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Homosexual practices lead to idolatrous thoughts.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 51
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נא. הַמְהַרְהֵר בְּכּוּתִית, בָּא לִידֵי הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A Jew whose thoughts are for a non-Jewish woman will have thoughts of idolatry.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 52
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נב. הַמִּסְתַּכֵּל בָּעֶרְוָה, קַשְׁתּוֹ נִנְעֶרֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Staring at nakedness brings one to an aroused state.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 53
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נג. הַמְבַזֶּה אֶת הַמּוֹעֲדוֹת, כְּאִלּוּ עוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Disgracing the Festivals is comparable to idol worship.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 54
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נד. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אֱמוּנָה, הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מֵגֵן עָלָיו, שֶׁלּא יָבוֹא לִידֵי הִרְהוּר וְאָזִיל לְהַהוּא עָלְמָא בְּלא חֵטְא, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מְסַיֵּעַ לוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person has faith, God protects him from improper thoughts and helps him. He departs for the next world free of sin.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 55
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נה. בִּזְמַן שֶׁעוֹסְקִים בַּתּוֹרָה וּבִגְמִילוּת־חֲסָדִים, יִצְרָם מָסוּר בְּיָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
At the time people study Torah and do acts of kindness, they have mastery over their evil inclination.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 56
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נו. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ הֲנָאָה מִדְּבַר אֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת, לְסוֹף שֶׁיָּכפוּ אוֹתוֹ לַעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who has pleasure from anything heretical will eventually be forced to worship idolatry.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 57
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נז. כְּשֶׁיִּמְנַע עַצְמוֹ מֵעֲבֵרוֹת וִיבַקֵּשׁ כַּפָּרָה, זֶה יִגְרם שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ בַּמַּחֲשָׁבָה לא יֶחֱטָא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person keeps himself from transgressing and seeks forgiveness, he will consequently not sin—even in thought.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 58
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נח. הַבָּא עַל הַכּוּתִית, הוּא מַמְשִׁיךְ עַל עַצְמוֹ הַזֻּהֲמָה, וְאַחַר־כָּךְ כְּשֶׁבָּא עַל אִשְׁתּוֹ וְהוֹלִיד וָלָד, הַוָּלָד יִהְיֶה מוּמָר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A Jew who has relations with a non-Jewish woman pollutes himself. The child he later conceives with his wife will be an apostate.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 59
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נט. אַבְנֵט – תִּקּוּן עַל הִרְהוּרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A belt is a rectification for improper thoughts.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 60
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ס. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ הִרְהוּרֵי נָשִׁים, בִּטּוּלָם – עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁלּא יִגְנב דַּעַת הַבְּרִיּוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person plagued by sexual fantasies can dispel them by not deceiving people, or by giving charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Improper Thoughts, Part I 61
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סא. גַּם עַל־יְדֵי צְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
or by giving charity.