Chovot HaLevavot, Shaar Avodat HaBitachon, Introduction:
Among them [the benefits of correct trust in G-d] is that
he [a Jew with correct trust in G-d] will happy in whatever
circumstances he is placed in, even if it is contrary to his nature,
because of his trust in G-d that He will not do anything except
what is good for him in all matters, like a mother who has mercy on her child...
CHRONOLOGY:
Chovot HaLevavot was written around year 1040 of the Common Era
by Rabbi Bachya ben Yosef ibn Pakuda, who lived in Saragossa, Spain.
Chovot HaLevavot was written in Arabic and translated into Hebrew.
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RRW
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