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Hayom Yom 16 Sivan - Healing the soul is similar to healing the body

כְּבָר הֶחְלִיטוּ הָרִאשׁוֹנִים כְּמַלְאָכִים, זְכוּתָם יָגֵן עָלֵינוּ

The sages of the early generations — who have been likened to angels — determined long ago

אֲשֶׁר רְפוּאַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ הִיא כִּרְפוּאַת הַגּוּף

that healing the soul is similar to healing the body.

לְכֹל לְרֹאשׁ צָרִיךְ לְסַמֵּן מְקוֹם הַחוֹלִי

The first step is to discern the source of the infirmity.

אִם הוּא מִצַּד שֶׁחוֹמֶר גּוּפוֹ עָב גַס וּמוּשְׁחָת

Does it stem from the body’s physical coarseness and impurity,

אוֹ שֶׁהַחִסָּרוֹן הוּא בְּכֹחוֹת נַפְשׁוֹ

or from the attributes of the soul

שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהּ נְטִיּוֹת…

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