Rabbi Yuhanan Mesilat Yesharim 1.20-1.21

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they will continue learning Mr Lati sharim we're on page one of 107 of Robert Victor Miller's commentary and this is chapter 120. last week we read the first paragraph I'm gonna quickly review it on page 106. and for that reason to in order to earn Eternal reward in the next world man is put first in this world in order that by these means that offer themselves to him here he will be able to arrive at the place which was prepared for him which is the world to come to be satis satiated there with happiness that he acquired for himself by these means the happiness is again building yourself building and raising your soul fixing your character traits and with those better tools that are the character traits if the character traits are perfect we will be able to see and enjoy the light of the divine presence and as you explained last week if your tools are crooked then the light that is going to come will only hurt it will be embarrassing as opposed to if your lenses are clean you will actually enjoy the light your eyes will not hurt the better the preparations one makes in this world the more happiness one will have in the world to come the reward is not uniform for everyone rather one who puts in more effort to prepare himself will experience enjoyment according to what he acquires as the sages say that one time doing a Mitzvah with effort is worth more than doing a Mitzvah 100 times without effort so everything is measured according to

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2. 2:47grew put in a lot of effort whereas another person only grew a little bit and…
3. 6:04mislature is referring to the gamara which discusses the timing of divine reward what is the…
4. 8:47the base level the foundation to be successful in this life you need to be happy…
5. 11:55why did I give you all that why did I invest in you so much I…
6. 15:18whatever appears in this world as a reward is merely encouragement to facilitate doing more so…
7. 17:57money a poor person is safe he cannot fail a rich person he has money if…
8. 21:10project he had a lot of food so he invited poor people constantly to his table…
9. 23:54accomplish and at the same time that reward that you get in you're exchanging for reward…
10. 27:05We explain if your plate is clean you will enjoy the food that you're being served…

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