BS’D
Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated L’iluy nishmat Baruch Dov ben Avraham z”l. May his neshama bask in the Divine radiance among all of the righteous souls who have departed from this world, Amen.
The Ba’al Shem Tov HaKadosh teaches that if we could only see each other through the eyes of our soul there would be complete unity in Klal Yisrael. The challenge arises when we see each other as physical beings. All Jewish souls are ‘carved’ from the same source and all of us are equal in Hashem’s eyes. Chazal teach that at the onset of each day we are to profess that we accept upon ourselves the mitzvah of ‘Ve’ahavta lere’echa kamocha (Love thy neighbor)’ and love each Jew with all of our heart and soul.
We state this aloud each day in order to focus positive thoughts of love and closeness to our fellow brethren; the goal is to see each other as part of a communal holy soul. Of course differences will arise however they sprout forth mainly from the side of our animalistic soul and not the G-dly soul within. In fact all negative emotions ‘clog the Divine channel’ that flows with Hashem’s goodness obstructing us from moving forward. The Zohar HaKadosh teaches that anger blocks the pathways of Hashem’s blessings.
Emuna and emotions are closely linked as nothing is coincidental; the greater ones emuna the more controlled their emotions. With a steady flow of emuna an insult or stern tone may ‘bounce’ off rather than awaken our impulsive response since we internalize that no one can do anything without Hashem’s consent.
