Mesilas Yesharim, Perek 11 Part 10/11
- Shiur 25 of 31 in Mesilas Yesharim
Kinah Comes From Lack of Daas
AI summary (may contain mistakes)
Why does the Mesilas Yesharim call kinah foolishness? Jealousy comes from a lack of clear knowledge, because nobody can take away even a little of what belongs to another. Kinah runs from pain at any good someone else has, down to the quiet discomfort most people carry inside. Hashem in His Chachma gives each person his share, and the malachim, each happy with his own avodah, show the clarity that removes jealousy.
Key points
- Kinah gains nothing and takes nothing from the other person. It only eats him up.
- At the worst level, any good another has pains him, which Shlomo HaMelech calls rot in the bones.
- Acting happy for others while bothered inside is not true kinah, yet still falls short of nekiyus.
- One explanation brought: rivalry in avodas Hashem is worse than in business, hence the tefillah before learning.
- The Mesilas Yesharim teaches that malachim feel no jealousy, since each is happy with his avodah.