El desafío de la divinidad y la vaciedad de los placeres mundanos

Overcoming Impulses - Discourse 6, Chapter 2 A lesson from the "Overcoming Impulses" series. This lesson involves the reading and explanation of Rebbe Rashab's Kuntres uMa'yan on personal refinement. The thirsty (the divine soul) and the satisfied (the animal soul). The pleasures of the world are readily available and easy to attain... divinity is a challenge. 00:00 - Chapter 1 Summary: The Descent of the Soul (Yerida) 01:05 - The Concept of Maljus and His Spiritual "Thirst" 01:51 - Comparison Between Creation and the Soul's Process 03:00 - The State of the Soul Before Descending into the Body 04:12 - How the Material World Affects the Divine Soul 06:13 - The Change in Intellectual Understanding Upon Incarnation 08:23 - The Powerful Thirst for Elevation After the Descent 09:30 - The Novelty of Hasidism: What the Soul Gains Below 11:31 - Verse Analysis: The "Satiated" vs. the "Thirsty" 12:18 - Who is the "Satiated"? The Animal Soul and the Material 13:42 - Why Is the Divine Soul Never Satiated in This World? 15:53 ​​- Knowing the Existence of God vs. Grasping His Essence 17:11 - The animal soul's ease in gratifying its desires 18:36 - The origin of base pleasures and their swiftness 19:43 - Summary: Differences between divine thirst and animal gratification #Torah #Judaism #Hasidut #Hasidism Join the channel for more benefits:    / @rabtuvia