Mesilas Yesharim, Perek 6 Part 2/2

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why does a person who clearly knows what Hashem wants still not do it? The Mesilas Yesharim answers that laziness alone holds him back, filling his mouth with excuses and his mind with proofs. Anything easier deserves a second look. The malachim, gibborei koach who run to do Hashem's word, are the model, and the Mesilas Yesharim has a person come as close to them as he can.

Key points

• The Mesilas Yesharim says the mouths of the lazy are full of excuses.
• Laziness bribes the mind the way a bribe blinds a judge, so weak proofs feel right.
• The Mesilas Yesharim calls the lazy person wiser in his own eyes than seven.
• When one path is easier, the Mesilas Yesharim has a person look into it before choosing.
• A person is not a malach, yet the Mesilas Yesharim has him come as close as he can.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Knowing the obligation yet not doing
2. 2:43The excuses of the lazy
3. 5:45Proofs and the bribe of laziness
4. 9:19Wiser in his own eyes than seven
5. 12:13Investigating the easier path
6. 14:17Malachim as gibborei koach
7. 17:55Learning avodah from the malachim
8. 23:23Laziness in the mind

Topics

• Zerizus
• Atzlus
• Malachim
• Mesilas Yesharim