Candy-Coated Diamonds | Mr. Charlie Harary

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The opening of this shiur, in Vayimaen’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

One of the greatest impediments to success is understanding your challenge. If you don't understand it, it's hard to overcome it. In life, one of our greatest challenges is תאוות, desires. You see, we don't really understand what they are, and we think unholy תאוות is an indication that we are unholy. And that brings its own level of disgust, of ייאוש. But what is תאווה? I want to share with you an insight that changed my life, from a Rav named Rav Itche Meir Morgenstern, in his Sefer בים דרכך. But let me give you an example. Years ago, I read about this drug cartel that was evading the authorities. They didn't know how they had so much money. They blocked every bank account, they watched everything about these guys, but somehow they were so wealthy, they were able to corner the market in drugs. Until they realized what they were doing was they were offering peasant farmers the ability to cross the border, but they weren't feeding them and they got super hungry. And on the vans they would pass out these candies, that these farmers would take and they would eat.

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1. 0:05One of the greatest impediments to success is understanding your challenge. If you don't understand it,…
2. 0:37But let me give you an example. Years ago, I read about this drug cartel that…
3. 1:08They'd cross the border and they'd all get sick, and they’d bring them to these facilities…
4. 1:41A bit of Hashem, a bit of אור. Everything. Sometimes you can access the אור through…
5. 2:11I know why I want it for. I want the shell, I want the candy. And…
6. 2:44You get that spark, and you get deeper pleasure. When you feel תאווה, don't think: I'm…
7. 3:17Don't take them. Resist. And you will get much more than diamonds.…

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