3 April 2015 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

„The difference between the slave and the free man is not merely a dif…”

„The difference between the slave and the free man is not merely a difference of status, that in this case one is subjugated to another and this one is not subjugated. We can find an enlightened slave whose spirit is full of freedom, and conversely, a free man whose spirit is the spirit of a slave.”From Olat Re'iyah

Enslavement is not merely a physical matter. Enslavement of soul and spirit is the harshest enslavement of all. A person who knows how to look with a good eye upon his situation and upon the other is the truly free man. He is the one who will know, in every situation, how to find liberty and freedom.

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