Rabbi Yuhanan Mesilat Yesharim 1.23-1.24

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good afternoon we are continuing with sharing with the Miller's commentary we are on page 111 this is chapter 1.23. mrim says that David says Hashem there is only one thing that I ask of Hashem and that is what I seek to sit in the house of Hashem all the to sit in the house of Hashem all the days of my my life says that David Miller uses two terms here he asks of Hashem and he seeks David asks for many things in tahili but this is the thing that he asked for most fervently seeking is even more than asking it implies doing whatever it takes to Endeavor to find it Endeavor to find it and the sign that you really want what you're asking for is if you go and do an action if you just say I would like to be I would like to get I would like to become but you don't do anything that means you really don't want but if you ask and then you search seek that shows that you really want what is he asking for and willing to seek he asking for and willing to seek he wants to sit in the house of Hashem all the days of his life that is a remarkable statement from the King King David where else do we find a king who doesn't want to sit on his throne in the palace doesn't want to be on the battlefield parade but rather he wants to sit in a house of God David was one of the most active people

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1. 0:01good afternoon we are continuing with sharing with the Miller's commentary we are on page 111…
2. 2:32and he loves to sit and this busy man said that this is what he seeks…
3. 5:43find him not on his couch you find him in the bed midrash learning Sunday the…
4. 8:50closer you are coming to the Almighty Hashem loves Jewish people the more Jewish people observing…
5. 11:57pray alone because praying in the house of God is better than praying outside of the…
6. 15:01you're not gonna just chatter away your time you're not gonna laugh you sit you think…
7. 17:38so everything you do ask yourself is this good or bad how do I know if…
8. 21:12than looking for synagogues choosing a rabbi choosing a friend the most essential thing is with…
9. 24:16you're there even if I'm alone in a room covered by my blankets with lights off…
10. 27:22there is one thing that I asked of Hashem and that is what I seek to…

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