Ten Minutes of Meaning (Part 209): The Power of Wow - Mesillas Yesharim

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

classically understand it fear says that's a very low level that's the low threshold we're striving our ambition is for something higher something greater and that is he described two levels when we live and recoil from fear fear of punishment fear of consequence fear of getting struck by lightning if we don't do the right thing that's a very low level as we've said several times you don't want our children to be obedient we don't want our children to follow our footsteps only because they're afraid we want them to do it because they admire higher because they're in awe because they embrace our values and our vision and that's what the ramachal continues with Aromas second level is one is filled with awe you look around and you contemplate the galaxies the universe this world you think about the intricacies and the details of the human body biology chemistry physics you look into Torah kadoshaim and you see that it's saying but you look at a Sherman's world you look at hashem's work you look at hashem's diary and you're filled with the Euros Aroma wow Goosebumps oh because unbelievable and then you recoil you don't want to violate hashem's word you don't want to disappoint them you don't want to do a great products you're going to follow your heart you lowly Flesh and Blood you're going to follow somebody Mystic desire and

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1. 0:32classically understand it fear says that's a very low level that's the low threshold we're striving…
2. 1:02because they're in awe because they embrace our values and our vision and that's what the…
3. 2:03abandon the will of the Almighty so when you look at this world when you understand…
4. 3:11balabhatam said rebe how could you leave the basement Torah you're going to abandon the study…
5. 4:13once wants to meet with the rabbitsen after Moshe was murdered and called blood an act…
6. 5:14attitude of a Malik which is I would say today young people in particular use the…
7. 6:16goosebumps when you see something outrageous something incredible something extraordinary says we walk around seeing and…
8. 7:18experience that world if you take the airpods out and you listen to the rustles of…
9. 8:21it's a wow it's an awful moment particularly before you dive in or before any avoda…
10. 9:23wow is absolutely awesome so the low level of year is don't do things because of…

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