Shais Taub: ‘God gave us an ego to protect us’

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Rabbi Sha Tab, one of the most incredible speakers across the world for decades, over 10 million views a month um through social media and growing dramatically. Thank you so much for being with us here today. >> My pleasure. Thank you so much for having me. >> So, Raal, one of the profound things that you do is that you teach mysticism. But what is Jewish mysticism? >> What is Jewish mysticism? That's a good That's a good question because the word mysticism implies something that's mysticism implies something that's removed, something that's hidden, something that's uh inaccessible. And the truth is that I I'll use the term pimio hatra. The inner dimensions of the tyra are actually meant not to obscure but to clarify and not just to clarify in a conceptual way but in a very practical way. Especially the teachings of the Balsham which we refer to as asidis to as asidis is meant to be extremely personal, relatable, actionable. So to answer your question, what is uh Jewish mysticism? It's a practical guide for day-to-day life based on spiritual principles, but the emphasis the emphasis is on how we live our lives. So if the words mysticism is sounds like inaccessible and to draw us away, but you're saying it's something that's there to bring us in, why why does that paradox exist? in, why why does that paradox exist? >> Well, sometimes you have to maybe back away and get a big picture view before you zoom in. um kabalais what they do is give us an expanded view of reality rather than just a strictly materialistic view where we're looking at you know very myopically just at the the physical world it gives us a zoomed out view not just that there is a spiritual dimension but levels of spiritual dimensions worlds

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