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What is the Neshama's promise before it enters this world?
What's the contradiction?
That it will be a Tzaddik and not a rasha
If were a Tzaddik clearly not a rasha and aren't only some people able to be Tzaddikim
What is the love of a Tzaddik?
and its like a taste of olam haba in this world and only given to those rewarded with it
אהבה בתענוגים
מידת כל אדם
The ability of every person.
Said about who can become a Benoni
Who controls their Levushim and who controls mind and heart?
The benoni (and any person) can control the Levushim and a Tzaddik matters of his heart
Who can become a Benoni? (Use the phrase we learnt)
Every person(Midas kol Adam)
Why does the Benoni tell himself he doesn't want to be a Rasha?
He doesn't want to be separated from Hashem
Can any person become a Tzaddik?
No, only those who were given the potential from Hashem at birth. So if you werent given it you cant be a Tzaddik
דבר המסור ללב
Matters of the heart
Only a Tzaddik can control his heart
Once___ do our part and get in the habit of hating bad______ will do __________________
Once we do our part and get in the habit of hating bad Hashem will do what's good in his eyes
(Habit turns to second nature)
Can a person become a Benoni whenever he decides?Why?
Yes because it's not dependent on the heart which only Tzaddikim can control
Give an example of advice from the chachmim in helping us not desire what's not good for us
Look at your food as if its rotten because in a few days it will be
Look at a women as a pouch of feces.
How do we fulfill the part of the promise that we say we will be a Tzaddik?
We fulfill it by doing the most we can in our potential.
עולמך תראה בחייך כו...
You'll see your world in your life time
About the Tzaddik
The רוח from above is received as a......
Portion of a Tzaddik as a gift. So we have a little Tzaddik inside.
What is the Avoda the Benoni can do and why?
The Benoni can do סור מרע which uses his Levushim and that is in his ability. He also pushes away תאוה and thats how he overcomes it.
Who is a קל שבקלים and why does it help to compare to ourselves to them
They are the lowest level jew and when we compare ourselves to them we realize how much we can truly do because we are surely not the lowest.
In order to work towards making ourselves get in Tzaddik mode we must..
Set time to be disgusted by bad and the way to do that is imagine how bad the thing is. On the contrary we must contemplate on the greatness of Hashem.
Once you do this more and it becomes second nature and the love becomes automatic
ותתקיים בו באמת השבועה שמשביעים
And the promise sworn will be fulfilled in truth.
The promise every neshama makes before coming into this world.
What do we call a person who sees the outcome and doesn't get trapped in the immediate?
A חכם
What is רוח שטות and what are the two things it tells us?
Its a spirit of foolishness that tells us we wont be disconnected from Hashem and it makes him forget his love for Hashem.
What is the answer to the question we have about why do we have to also say we wont be a Rasha?
Since not all people were gifted the zechus to be a Tzaddik those who weren't should at least try to not be a Rasha(Be a Benoni)
What is the quote about the Tzaddiks joy?
שמחו צדיקים בה
The Tzaddik takes joy in Hashem
וַה' יַעֲשֶׂה הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָיו.
And Hashem will do as he feels fit in his eyes.
Who was given "עבודת מתנה אתן את כהונתכם"
The Tzaddik
What does the Benoni not want to happen?
He doesn't want to be disconnected from hashem