Who is a Beinoni?
Who can be a beinoni?
Anybody at anytime!
What kind of love does a tzadik naturally have for Hashem?
A true, constant love felt in the heart.
What does the beinoni do when a bad thought enters his mind?
Rejects it and thinks about something else entirely.
Which is Iyovs statement?
"You created tzaddikim etc."
What is ibur?
Temp. higher soul given to a person to help them spiritually (into doing a mitzvah).
Why can anybody be a beinoni?
Because everybody has ability to control 3 levushim to generate love and fear of Hashem.
What kind of love can a beinoni use?
A hidden love, ahava mesuteres, or love generated through contemplating about greatness of Hashem.
What helps the beinoni control his thoughts?
מוח שליט על הלב
What is the explanation of the neshama's promise to be a tzadik?
A Jew should always strive to be a tzaddik.
Why should a beinoni try to be like a tzadik?
To not let your guard down and do an aveira!
What is a person not in control of?
Feelings and emotions in the heart.
What is the difference between the beinonis love and the tzaddiks love?
It's in a tzaddiks nature to feel love vs the beinoni needs to generate the love.
First step when the beinoni encounters ra?
Recognizing bad thought/desire
Since a person cannot become a tzaddik, what should he strive to become?
A beinoni.
How does a beinoni try to hate the ra?
By contemplating on how ra disconnects him from Hashem
Definiton of beinoni?
Someone who never does an aveira with any of the three levushim.
What does a person naturally control? the mind or the heart?
The mind.
What is the full process a beinoni uses when encountering ra?
Reject it, contemplate greatness Hashem, generating emotions (love and fear) for Hashem, do Torah and Mitzvos.