Pathways to the Heart

Pathways to the Heart

From the Words of HaRav Yoram Abargel zt”l

“It’s never a good sign—Heaven forbid—when one’s sense of joy begins to fade. That’s a warning light for the divine soul. It’s like a drop in oxygen levels: just as the body must always keep its blood fully oxygenated, so the soul must be constantly nourished through joy.

But to make space for true joy, a person must reach complete bittul—self-nullification before Hashem. As long as the ego, the sense of ‘I,’ still takes up space, joy cannot enter. The work of joy is the work of bittul. That’s why Chochmah (wisdom) is bittul, and Binah (understanding) is joy. When a person truly nullifies himself before Hashem, joy follows naturally—immediately and effortlessly.”

Vayishlach