Mesilas Yesharim, Perek 11 Part 11/11

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

What are the two roots of taavah, and why can kavod hold a person even after he has beaten the desire for money? The Mesilas Yesharim splits taavah into taavas mammon, which chains a person to endless parnasah, and hemdas kavod, which pushes harder than any other desire. Chazal and the pesukim show kavod at work, as far as Shaul. The sefer then teaches that with real will, these middos are easier to reach than they look.

Key points

• The Mesilas Yesharim divides taavah into two main roots, money and kavod.
• Money is a pikadon from Hashem, given to be used for the right things.
• Listening to a friend's shiur means humbling oneself, and kavod can block that gain.
• Chazal trace one complaint to jealousy over Elitzafan ben Uziel being made Nasi.
• The Mesilas Yesharim says these middos come easier than imagined with strong will and practice.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Four ikarei middos and taavah
2. 1:37Taavas mammon
3. 7:14Money as a pikadon from Hashem
4. 10:49Hemdas kavod
5. 13:13Chazal's Gemara in Sanhedrin on kavod
6. 16:18Elitzafan ben Uziel made Nasi
7. 19:13Kavod pushes more than any desire
8. 25:57Closing words of the perek

Topics

• Taavas Mammon
• Kavod
• Mesilas Yesharim