Between the brain and the heart lies a narrow strait called the neck.
This neck presents a major challenge, because the brain must ponder very deeply to squeeze its thoughts through such tight passage and reach the heart below.
But it is also a great advantage, because when the heart is thrown to and fro by the mighty rapids of life, spinning in circles from the turbulence of desire and fear, the brain can still observe from its perch high above the rapids and direct the heart back on course.
Baruch Hashem!
Gorgeous.
Thank you Rabbi Tzvi Freeman for sharing this teaching from the Rebbe of righteous memory with us.
Thank you Chabad.org.
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Hi,
is there a source for todays daily dose of wisdom
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Good 🌻 Morning,
The neck has a "dual" purpose. It not only rest the head on the body and is an observation tower [heartbeat] enabling the deciphering of intelligence data, but it is the kosher part of a turkey, chicken, or beef that seasons tasty vegetables that we love so well, and it keeps us healthy. Yummy! :D
Baruch HaShem,
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Have a fun fun day!
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Yet without love the soul has no meaning, is easy to underestimate the heart.
I guess not everyone has the same definition for love, heart and mind
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you know how people say each part of the body corresponds to a part in the Torah?
which part does the neck correspond to?
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Heart In other words, don't just extend your neck, think before speaking for your heart and ours can communicate what we truly are sharing with our loud Heart to be heard with G-D Reply
Daily Diet Thiis is actually about the head ans neck essay. I loved it. I have been readng the Rabbi for a couple of years now. He gives good advice and thoughtful comments and sometimes his humour comes out. I refer to this as part of my daily diet, I read him in the morning with my coffee. Thank you for being a part of my life. Reply
Hair
I traveled on the Black Hills of South Dakota and I asked a Native American why they leave their hair long. He looked at me and then said:
"The hair is part of the nervous system and with hair we can perceive more, feel more, we are more Human with long hair."
I remembered that when Samson lost his hair he lost his power. Immediately knew the wisdom of the Rabbis was very accurate.
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neck, head and heart This is absolutely what is wrong with rabbinical Judaism, The head resides in the world with man and his ego. The heart is full of love, compassion and is the dwelling place of the Most High G-d. This what has lead the 21st century Jew to the place he dwells in now. How can a Jew that doesn't love his fellow Jew bring about the Tikkun Olam, when Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform can agree on how to worship the same God based on your premises that the head is to lead the heart. If the opposite were true we might have a chance outside the realm of self righteousness. shalom aleichem, r.yochanan Reply
You do have a point, but on the other hand, if the heart gets out of control it can lead to anger, greed, and any other bad emotions. The head needs to keep it under control. Reply
That was interesting... Your outlook on the situation is quite thought provoking. I am glad I read upon your thinking. Thanks Reply
I think the discussion has lost meaning when we ask which part of a human being is more important. In my humble opinion every part of us was created by H' and therefore all parts deserve respect. All of them!. As a person who has had several operations to take out parts that were not helping me anymore, I grasp that, there is a hierarchy of what organs allows to live . Yet, surely. we have assigned more importance to the heart and the brain. How? Only metaphorically, we say that the heart harbors emotions ,and the brain sechel and chochma. The heart, as site of emotions, is an old notion and that is why we marry with a ring in the index finger. Yet, surely it our brain that is control of it all emotions, intelligence, and understanding. As for the neck, it is just a separation necessary to be able to turn around, eat ,and also say No, or Yes, depending in the issue. Actually, the scrutiny of body language permits us to "read" what the person is conveying. It is the whole body