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Eikev (Shabbat Sat.12th August–20th Av) - Laibl's Weekly Parsha Video

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Channel: Spiritgrow · 2017 · Education

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Eikev (Sat.12th August–20th Av) 
Wisdom Extends to the Body – Not Just the Mind 


SUMMARY: 
To ingrain good habits of mind and heart, one has to practice and practice so that the actions of the body are fully aligned with the wisdom of mind and appreciation of the heart.

Notes:
•“If only” -  is a phrase we longingly say over and over again – as if we could rewrite history. And the opening words of this week’s parsha say the same – except utilising a strange choice of words, “if only the heel of my foot would listen to the teachings.” 
•Why the heel? It means that all too often we pay lip service to what we think or learn what is right from wrong. Our mind appreciates the wisdom, but it doesn’t really penetrate the heart.
•The result is that we commit stupid and sometimes major mistakes – despite ourselves. Had the advice really sunk in then we would have done the right thing, said the right word, made the right decision.
•The Parsha is instructing us that wisdom has to penetrate right down to our very heels – be absorbed, in our very bones.  It must become so entrenched in mid and heart that it becomes automatic and habitual, so the body will follow suit.
•It’s not enough to know right from wrong.  We must practice it and practice it until every fibre of our body, down to our heels, is in line with it.

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