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Within Your Power to Choose | Pele Yoetz | Hachzek Day 145 · The Torah Sparks Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Hey Khaver, how are you?
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  SPEAKER_00: Peleyoit, day 145.
• 0:04
  SPEAKER_00: Today is Tuesday.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's continue in the section of Yesurum Afflictions.
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  SPEAKER_00: Says the Peleoits like this.
• 0:15
  SPEAKER_00: Of course, if a person chooses to bring suffering upon himself to afflict his body to atone for his sins, it adds up and it shows how much he loves Hashem, because he's demonstrating of this.
• 0:36
  SPEAKER_00: He doesn't concern himself with his physical body in order to bring glory to Hashem.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_00: There are many forms of affliction that a person can bring upon himself.
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  SPEAKER_00: A person can take it upon himself to fast.
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  SPEAKER_00: A person can spread a sackcloth and ashes, snow or thorns on himself.
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  SPEAKER_00: In many other cases.
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  SPEAKER_00: In order to purify what he has defiled, to put an end to his rebelliousness, to eradicate sin completely.
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  SPEAKER_00: He testifies falsely.
• 2:12
  SPEAKER_00: The Yitzhard does not speak the truth.
• 2:24
  SPEAKER_00: Everything is within his grasp to withstand.
• 2:39
  SPEAKER_00: And he's going to um not stop.
• 2:42
  SPEAKER_00: Rakbitchilitzuk at the onset, that's when he needs the most chizuk, the most inspiration.
• 2:52
  SPEAKER_00: We person should take to heart that the glory of our master is great, and the true love of Hashem, the true love of Hashem is so powerful.
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  SPEAKER_00: To the extent that it would be worthwhile for a person to die a thousand deaths to restore the glory of Hashem.
• 3:25
  SPEAKER_00: All this is especially true because a person should know that if he does not endure suffering willingly, the end will be that he will receive even more afflictions either in this world or the next.
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  SPEAKER_00: He didn't try the best to the best of his abilities to rectify that which he was pagam.
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  SPEAKER_00: And to cleanse and wipe clean the sanctuary of the king that he is sullied with the filth and impurity of the defilement caused by his sins.
• 4:23
  SPEAKER_00: Granted, pretty much everything we read today seems to be pretty intense.
• 4:29
  SPEAKER_00: Um but hey, listen, this is the safer that we're learning, and um let's glean what we can glean from it, and even just learning the holy words and seeing what uh a level of idealism is is also important.
• 4:44
  SPEAKER_00: Wishing you all the best, and retition, I look forward to learning with you tomorrow.