12 June 2022 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

„And sometimes, in a place where one requires spiritual healing, one a…”

„And sometimes, in a place where one requires spiritual healing, one actually needs only bodily healing.”From Shemonah Kevatzim IV, 103

Last week we brought the beginning of the passage, in which the Rav says that looking inward, drawing from the reservoirs of the soul and spirit, and the very act of stopping, give us new powers. In the continuation of the passage the Rav explains that there are times when we have real impediments. We search for them in the soul, but they are located in the body. Pain in the leg or the back may stem from a psychological cause, but it may also be due to a blow or a thorn. And this too is an important lesson: that at times, even in looking inward, we must be honest, and understand the place and importance of the superficial...

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