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P. 61. A tzaddik gamur (pefectly righteous person) zealotry and hatred of evil stems from his abundant love for Hashem; he hates anything that opposes Hashem. Unfortunately some people display phony zealotry and hatred, instead of love for Jews. The tzaddik feels disgust (different from hatred) for anything that does not include Hashem. Similar to the way we would feel disgust towards a ham sandwich, the tzaddik is disgusted by (permitted actions) that, to us, are completely normal, yet do not connect to Hashem. This tzaddik's joy in life stems from elokus (g-dliness). [Note - the shiur includes a comic moment about Pesach advertising]. Tolerance must not stem from a lack of ahavhas (love for) Hashem. So what do we do when we feel a desire for things (including forbidden) of this world? We must arouse a tru feeling of ahavas Hashem, especially during davening. At that moment, when a person experiences a sincere feeling of ahavas Hashem, he is incapable of following any desire for pleasures of this world. Hashem expects us to have tzaddikim "moments."
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