666. He Who Comes to Purify Is Aided – 2
“He who comes to purify is aided,” but He who comes to defile, it is opened for him and he […]
“He who comes to purify is aided,” but He who comes to defile, it is opened for him and he […]
If a person sees that his inclination overcomes him, he should read the Shema reading [Hear, O Israel…]. If this does not
“Had Israel not sinned, there would be only the book of Torah in them.” This means that by feeling that
“If he is rewarded, his work is done by others.” But if he is not rewarded, his work is done
There are four discernments in the desire: 1. Receiving in order to receive; 2. Bestowing, observing Mitzvot [commandments] in order to receive
An instantaneous reward is that a person should value the fact that he is observing the Mitzvot [commandments] that the Creator commanded
In the event at Mt. Sinai, they became free from the angel of death, and only by the sin of
With regard to the Creator, we can speak of Torah, since work pertains specifically to the created beings. Work applies
There is a discernment of the next world, called “faith,” and there is the discernment of this world, called “attainment.”
Spirituality is called “that which will never be cancelled,” and the will to receive is called “corporeality,” since it will