Rabbi Guy Matalon - Mesilat Yesharim - Chapter 9 - Part 1

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

we are we finished last time chapter eight how we actually acquire the moral quality or the moral characteristic of being quick and more on the ball when it comes to performing mitzvahs and the interesting aspect of that was that the way that we motivate ourselves to start working on our moral development and Performing Mitzvahs because those are the tools through which we can achieve better control over what we do is through recognizing and having gratitude towards Hashem for all the goodness that he gave us that's where we ended the day before the Slackers went on vacation okay right you're not on camera by the way so if your parents they don't know that you are the one that's slacked off only the studio audience knows because you raise your hand what okay the question is now let's say I've acquired a level of quickness a level of an ability to get up and perform the Mitzvahs I have the energy I have the will I am I'm ready to go I'm on the ball I'm doing it what are the ways that we lose that because remember for the up to now whatever aspect you told us that we can acquire he also tells us of the way that we can lose that which we acquire so in a sense whatever you've been able to let's use rev destler's example whatever you've conquered you could lose in the next battle the fact you perfected an aspect of your personality doesn't mean that that aspect is going to remain perfect for life if you take your eyes off the ball you are going to miss

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1. 0:12we are we finished last time chapter eight how we actually acquire the moral quality or…
2. 2:52is what causes our body or ourselves to become more and more lazy so the lazier…
3. 6:06I know yes means loving the good life that you can picture yourself laying in a…
4. 9:21know um but there are Mitzvahs that require more effort more energy and if you are…
5. 12:41to eat nice and quietly and slowly he wants to be able to sleep without being…
6. 15:51getting paid for the labor that he does he doesn't do it he doesn't get paid…
7. 18:35yeah if they don't want it and you you had the right thought and you yeah…
8. 21:52they're not big marshmallows they're pillows there are people who think they are and try to…
9. 24:57and you know they say that you shouldn't study this stuff it's very dangerous you can…
10. 28:15and he says also that really the most important part of our life should be to…

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