tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post619357934130157534..comments2022-11-13T03:56:54.744-05:00Comments on Daily Torah Thought: 48 Ways: #25 - Acceptance of personal sufferingThe Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post-8671041179441261902013-05-02T12:45:22.356-04:002013-05-02T12:45:22.356-04:00I like it, R' Micha. Thanks.I like it, R' Micha. Thanks.The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post-74875555738382021442013-05-02T06:17:16.365-04:002013-05-02T06:17:16.365-04:00When I'm asked what's the difference betwe...When I'm asked what's the difference between Mussar and Self Help, this issue is one of the core ones:<br /><br />Someone seeking Self Help will try to learn how to overcome obstacles. Someone learning Mussar will try to learn how to learn from them and grow.<br /><br />(Which flows from the primary distinction: Self Help is about becoming who *you* want to be, whereas Mussar is about becoming who Hashem made you to be. Thus to psychology an obstacle is in the way between point A and point B, whereas to the Torah it's part of Hashem's help in finding point B and getting there.micha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.com