The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman

Hayom Yom 4 Adar 1 - Acquiring a taste for G-dly concepts


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רֵאשִׁית הַהֲכָנָה לְהִתְעַסְּקוּת בִּשִׂכְלִים עִיּוּנִים

The first step in preparing for disciplined meditation,

וּבְשֵׂכֶל אֱלֹקִי בִּפְרָט

especially on G‑dly concepts,

הוּא

requires:

א) יְגִיעַת בָּשָׂר לְהָסִיר הַטּוּב טַעַם מֵעִנְיָנֵי עוֹלָם

(a) toiling with the flesh to remove one’s pleasurable taste for worldly matters;

ב) יְגִיעַת נֶפֶשׁ לְעוֹרֵר הַטּוּב טַעַם בְּמוּשְׂכָּלוֹת בִּכְלָל

(b) toiling with the soul to arouse a pleasurable taste for the contemplation of concepts in general,

וּבְעִנְיָנֵי אֱלֹקוּת בִּפְרָט

and of G‑dly concepts in particular.

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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