Rabbi Yirmiyahu Ullman - Orchot Tzaddikim: Happiness - Part 14

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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.

so we've had this very long section for those of you who are just joining I haven't been here for a while remember this is the path of the just and uh on page pave we are approaching the end of a chapter on Joy it's been quite a long ride it's been a lot of fun but all good things must come to an end we'll try and finish it off today and hopefully even start a new section um don't worry on the topic of worry also if a person has any difficulties any trials tribulations any sufferings you should also have joy how can you find joy in suffering well it's certainly not going to help to be upset by it you have to try to do what you can to rectify your situation but until you do or until it is rectified what are you going to do eat your heart out is that going to help you better um deal with the difficult situation you have probably not it's probably going to lead you to so to some form of uh of paralysis depression being upset inactivity complaints bitterness it'll affect the relationships that you have with people and your surroundings so more often than not if a person becomes bitter over bitter times is just going to exacerbate the problem compounding upon it and making it more bitter it makes obvious sense to try and make the best of it that you possibly can think about ways in which there might be some redeeming value to this experience whether it be some possible good that

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1. 0:18so we've had this very long section for those of you who are just joining I…
2. 4:02case you'd still be better off by taking this approach so you've so so so so…
3. 8:13harmful yeah so just like that's true in that scenario we should translate that to other…
4. 12:30self-imposed humanitarian ceasefire that Israel has made which we're currently sitting in um uh I want…
5. 16:15and we're not talking about men and women doing the horror together no that's one of…
6. 20:37modestly is something that should be done whether one is escorting the dead God forbid or…
7. 24:56be happy on Purim but not to be a fool all of the holidays are there…
8. 28:47pleasure so these people are having pleasure about purely physical things which are fleeting and short-term…
9. 33:11like roast duck and other Delicacies then the guests they were very they were very thrilled…
10. 37:26in addition to that when other people have it good he should accustom himself to feeling…

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