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253. Two Masters

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A body has two masters, a brain and a heart. When they work together, each in appreciation of the other, the body is at harmony.

So too, Man and Woman.

Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.
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August 16, 2011
Attributes of the soul - another perspective
Just as a Divine attribute entails all the other attributes, albeit in lesser degrees of intensity, so does the brain entail a heart, and a heart a brain.

In the analogical extension to man/woman: in man there is woman; in woman there is man.

The brain has to recognize and come to love its heart; the heart has to recognize and come to love its brain.

Man has to unearth, acknowledge, appreciate and elevate the woman within and thus come to cherish and lovingly manifest her in appropriate deeds; woman has to unearth, acknowledge, appreciate and elevate the man within and thus come to cherish and lovingly manifest him in appropriate deeds.

When we achieve this inner harmony, I suspect the rest will be nothing short of a miracle. But it is not an easy task, in fact it is very difficult. And we need help; help from within the manifested world. We need role models: we need kosher men and kosher women.
zeynep
istanbul
February 21, 2008
Two Masters
I think the Rabbi is metaphorically saying that though they do totally different things, if either one of them failed to perform its task the whole system would stop, therefore they are both absolutely, equally imperative, though they perform totally different functions. Just like the steering wheel and the carburetor of the car perform totally different functions, but both are absolutely necessary, and if either one of them stopped doing what they were designed to do then the car would stop working. So too the home. Metaphorically speaking.
Mayim
February 19, 2008
Two masters
The heart mostly goes there at what the body wants. But it could be something wrong, so I need the holy spirit from G-d to follow His rules.
The real pure love come's from G-d. It's not always easy to do so.
Anita Sprenger - van Ameijde
Roermond, Netherland
February 18, 2008
Two Masters
Setting religious doctrine aside -
Some thoughts to ponder; Master, by definition is complex of many application.The physical 'Body' in part, has a brain. Likened an 'operating system' of a machined computor. Its 'Heart is the powered energy plant to drive the evolved 'Being'.. Because of its critical purpose, the heart organ became the medieval Bard's metaphor of all indefinable 'Emotion' , spirit and soul, as it were to be doctrine to exist. Hardly any of which in part can be the 'Victor or Superior' (Master) and be in harmony with any other than that whom created its operating system for past inherent parenthood 'Data'. Life experience is the program, that will help all procreated Beings to be instinctively either compatible, prejudice or of hostile enemy of another. That all life much choose what is decent for them 'Selves'. All 'Self', being the mystery of the Universe and whatever to be felt as Omnipotent, "LOVE".. Gods are that which humans have created to preach Dogmas 'and when controversial, their clergy will kill one another for whom ever is right and wrong. Always, inters them to the grave of hopeless despair. Faith is that which all 'Life' procreates themselves with ' Love, Empathy and Compassion', Being, Holy, as Wholly be of better brained.
Louie Levy, Poet
USA
February 18, 2008
Two Masters
No truer words were ever spoken...
Al Ross
Avon Park, Florida
February 18, 2008
two Masters
that´s true.
fernando
Spain
February 18, 2008
daily dose
i have to just say i liked the old email format better lol
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