Pathways to the Heart

Pathways to the Heart

From the Words of HaRav Yoram Abargel zt”l

The faculty of thought can be repaired and corrected through joy, for, as stated prior, a sad person has harmful thoughts, but no harmful thoughts can enter a joyous person.

Therefore, the Hebrew word machshavah (“thought”) consists of the same letters as b’simchah (“in joy”); Machshavah is also an acronym for “Erase, in Your abundant mercy, any record of our debts.”

A person who is joyful has no sin remembered against him. The Holy One, blessed be He, assists and elevates those who are joyful.