Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Unlocking The Soul

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Selections from Shaar Yichud ViEmunah (Chapter 3) and Mussar HaKodesh (p. 140). Ideally, the term "ani" ("I") is an expression of the "ayin ha'neelam" ("hidden nothingness"). When each Jew dies, the Angel of Death asks "who are you?" If we spend our lives searching for our essential self, then the answer will be clear. The essence of Teshuva is to first return to the self. If a person does not know himself, everything becomes confused. A truly intelligent person understands, what his eyes see is not the whole picture. There exists an entire world, unseen, only able to be perceived. The greatest tragedy is when a person loses sight of the inner "I" of himself and everything in creation.