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thank yuou so much for this lesson.
NY, NY
Olathe, Kansas
Therefore, the heart of the matter IS in the mind...
Just a thought...
Montreal, Canada
"The mind has to educate the heart what it should desire and what not" To have desires for sth. is very necessary in life to get the energy and motivation to act, actually to experience the being alive,to feel a life force or sense in life. But also the mind has to be educated according to which principles it should educate the heart, And here is the place of the Mitzvot and the free will. If you live the Mitzvot your mind knows what and how to educate the heart. And the heart can than rule over the influences of our lowest self,the animal soul,sitting in the liver.Liver and Heart are fully close to each other,that's why the heart needs the educated mind to strengthen it in the battle against the too selfish and destrutive desires of the Liver. If mind rules heart and heart rules liver,than we can manifest the Kingdom of the One.This application of our free will is a kingly gift from above!how wondrous!
What a pleasure
thank you Rb Tzvi Freeman
Essex, UK
Thank you,
hollywood, fl