Mesilas Yesharim, Perek 5 Part 3/3

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

What holds a person back from zehirus even after he knows clearly what Hashem wants? The Mesilas Yesharim's third mafsid is fear of what others will say and the wish to fit in. The Mesilas Yesharim advises ignoring the mockers, since the neshama is worth more than any fortune a person would never give up over laughter. Later, in Perek 20, the Mesilas Yesharim keeps standing like a rock for a real mitzvah, and discourages unneeded extras that draw ridicule.

Key points

• Even knowing what Hashem wants, a person holds back so others will not mock him.
• Mesilas Yesharim: mixing with people applies when they act like people, not like behemos.
• The Gemara reads walk, stand, sit in Ashrei ha'ish as being pulled down step by step.
• Nobody gives up a fortune over mockery, and the neshama is worth far more.
• Mesilas Yesharim limits ignoring mockers to required mitzvos, not unneeded extras that invite ridicule.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Recap: busyness and leitzanus
2. 2:51The third mafsid: the chevra
3. 6:58Mixing in, like people or behemos
4. 8:13Ashrei ha'ish: walk, stand, sit
5. 11:05Overcoming mockery: the million-dollar mindset
6. 14:06Chutzpah d'kedushah before kings
7. 16:20Surroundings and a good chevra
8. 18:57Perek 20: mishkal hachassidus

Topics

• Zehirus
• Mesilas Yesharim
• Chutzpah D'Kedushah