Saturday 16 April 2011

Mussar: Don't Take Everything Said to Heart

Originally published on 4/16/11, 9:42 pm.
Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, commentary on. Kohelet [Ecclesiastes], chapter 7, verse 21:

If you want to find tranquility [menuchah], [then] do not pay attention to everything
people say.

And if someone curses you, even your servant, if you pay attention to their words, you will. become angry and the light of the wisdom of
your soul will be darkened.

Courtesy of:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/message/92

Something I need to master, not to REACT to provocative statements, not to allow my buttons to get pushed.

Shalom,
RRW

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