Machshava:

Chassidut 

Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Bilvavi IV

Description

It is not enough to know that kirvas elokim (closeness to G-d) is good; we have to truly feel that it is good. Olam Haba (the world to come) and olam hazeh (this world) are mutually exclusive, and therefore it impossible to pursue both worlds simultaneously. The world, at large, values money above everything else in their "life." People who value money, constantly talk about it, think about it, and can actually smell opportunity for profit. Those of us who truly value closeness to G-d develop a keen sense of what’s right and what’s wrong.