The Tchakaver Rebbe zt'l from America (who was niftar about two years ago) owned a burial plot in Har HaZeisim, near the grave of his father and other relatives. Surprisingly, when the Tchakaver Rebbe fell ill, he requested to be buried in America. He explained that although there is a great benefit to being buried in Eretz Yisrael and a particular benefit to being buried together with family, he is mevater on all of that and requested to be buried in America. He explained that if he were buried in Eretz Yisrael, his children would travel to him for the yahrtzeit, and they would have to pass through the airport, which isn't the easiest place for guarding the eyes. He preferred that his children shouldn't have this test. For this reason, he opted to be buried in America.
אלול is roshei teivos עינינו ה"ולי ה"לי אנו, "We are to Hashem, and to Hashem, our eyes are turned" (see Succah 51:).
The Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz zt'l (beginning of Re'eh) adds that this hints to us the importance of guarding our eyes.
Fear in Elul
The sefarim discuss the great fear that Yidden experience in Elul. The Beis Aharon (p.130:) writes, "The main thing is that everyone should draw fear onto himself during these days..."
One year, in Elul, the Beis Aharon was in Anipoli and davened shacharis in the inn where he was staying. Before he put on the Rabbeinu Tam tefillin, he said to his gabbai, "Quickly prepare the horses [to tie them to the wagon for traveling]. My hair is on fire from fear of Rosh Hashanah." (Birkas Aharon p.119). (He wanted to get home as quickly as possible to prepare himself for Rosh Hashanah.)
