We continue in Pesukei Bitachon starting with the letter Vav , Yeshaya 32,18. We're talking about the future, and we have a very important lesson. וְיָשַׁ֥ב עַמִּ֖י בִּנְוֵ֣ה שָׁל֑וֹם וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת׃ My Nation will dwell in the abode of peace (which the Abarbanel says refers to Yerushalayim) and in dwellings of reliance, peace of mind, serenity and calmness. On this description of the future, Rav Saadia Gaon, one of the Geonim , who came before the Rishonim , in his sefer Emunot V’Deot , 10th essay, letter 16, quotes our pasuk to tell us that Olam Haba is dwellings of reliance with peaceful serenity . That is Olam Haba -a picture of serenity, whatever serenity means to you, whether it's sitting in front of a Gemara or looking at a beautiful sunset. Whatever gives you the most calming, relaxing feeling, that is what Olam Haba will be. Rav Saadia Gaon asks what it is about the hustle and bustle of life that takes us out of ourselves, whereas calmness and serenity bring us Menuchat Nefesh . He explains that God made us this way, to remember the calm and serenity that Olam Haba will have and to become endeared by it. God made it so that we naturally feel good when we walk through a garden. When you walk through the Botanical Gardens, there's something about nature that suddenly calms you. You're supposed to think, “Ahh, I love nature. I'm looking forward to that future Garden of Eden. I love calm relaxation. That's dear to me. I'm looking forward to that in Olam Haba. The real, ultimate calm and serenity is Olam Haba. We use the term rest in peace based on pesukim . There's rest and calm. The Hovot Halevavot, in his first chapter of Shaar Bitachon, says the essence of bitachon is Menuchat Nefesh, which is translated as peace of mind, but it means, menucha/serenity , calm to the nefesh . The essence of Bitachon is feeling calm and relaxed, whatever that picture is for you, whether sitting on the beach with a perfect breeze, watching the sunset, being in the mountains in a waterfall…or whatever it may be. That is what bitachon is supposed to get you to. And what that means is that bitachon is only possible in Olam Haba. Olam Haba is just me and Hashem, without any interference or disturbance- just calm relaxation. So, what we're really asking with bitachon, is to be have an Olam Haba lifestyle in this world. That's why it's almost impossible to have full bitachon here- because of all the interferences. That's why the ultimate bitachon, the rabbis tell us, is rooted in the concept of En Od Milevado/There is nothing else but God, which is really Olam Haba , which is the Garden of Eden before the snake comes in. The snake destroys our bitachon. He's anti- bitachon. He tells you, “ You could be a creator. Eat from the tree.” The ultimate, perfect world is the world of Adam and Chava without the snake, in the Garden of Eden. That’s what we're trying to get to with bitachon in this world. Bitachon is other-earthly. The sefer Batei Midrashot , citing a Midrash called Otiot Rabbi Akiva, quotes our pasuk, וְיָשַׁ֥ב עַמִּ֖י בִּנְוֵ֣ה שָׁל֑וֹם / My nation will dwell in an abode of peace, and it explains every step of the way. It says, וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים /dwellings of reliance means there's no Satan, וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת / in serene peace of mind means no angel of death or Yetzer Hara. What allows us to be in that perfect bitachon status is a world without anything but Hashem. It’s unbelievable to think about the pasuk, to read and study it וְיָשַׁ֥ב עַמִּ֖י בִּנְוֵ֣ה שָׁל֑וֹם וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת My nation is going to be Yerushalayim, which will be known as the abode of peace . Part of the word Yerushalayim is shalem , which is shalom . Peace is really shelemut / perfection . So, I will be in Yerushalayim, the dwelling of peace; I will be in a dwelling of reliance and serenity and peace . That's what I'm trying to get to down here in this world