First things

Hello,

"Every Jew must believe and know that there is a First Thing, earliest and eternal, and that this First Thing caused and created all that is found in existence. This is Gd."

(Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Derech HaShem (Path of Gd) 1:1)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Controlling desires

Hi,

"A person's physicality will never cease to rule him and to incline him toward its purposes, but if a person develops his wisdom and learning and strengthens this aspect of his persona, then he will become strong enough to conquer his nature and not release the reins of his desires from his hand, and he will empower himself to walk in the paths set by his mind."

(Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato, Path of Gd, I 4:2)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Daily Torah Thought - 4/3

Hi,

A strong view of Divine control:

"One must know that the events which occur to people are of two types: One are goal events, and the other are means events.

"'Goal events' are events which are decreed upon a person, because they are appropriate for him for one of the reasons discussed elsewhere in this book.

"'Means events' are events which occur to a person so that, via these steps, another event will occur which is appropriate for him..."

(R' Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Derech HaShem, 2:3)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Daily Torah Thought - 1/23

Hi,


"The successes of this world as well as its troubles all exist so that a person will be tested in them in some trial, which the Divine wisdom has gauged to be appropriate for that person."

(R' Moshe Chaim Luzzato, Derech HaShem [Path of Gd], 2:3)

Have a great day,
Mordechai