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It is important to constantly review the basic principles of emuna. The yetzer hara tries so hard to make us forget the holy task we are here to complete while we sojourn in this world. Therefore the Hebrew word for world is Olam, is derived from the root word he’alem (to hide).
Yet a clear path has been carved for us by the Navi Chavakuk ztk’l, ‘Tzadikk b’emunato yichye (A righteous person lives with his emuna).’ This is our avodah every living moment; each person on their individual level. The foundation of Torah study, mitzvot and good deeds are for one purpose; to instill emuna in us.
Emuna is a higher spiritual sensitivity to the Divine presence within. It is an inner knowing that is unexplained in worldly terms, but a sixth sense that cannot be denied and continuously hungers to be fed. Emuna drives us to seek out life’s true meaning; the answer to the BIG questions, ‘Why am I here’ and ‘Where did I come from and where am I going?’
Emuna was given to us as a gift; it is that Divine spark that unceasingly injects us with life force. We are eternally connected to our Creator; emuna is the pursuit of consciously recognizing and living with this bond. Nonetheless, we do forget. We don’t forget that we have a hand since we feel and see it. Therefore we must go beyond our physical senses to grasp emuna; we must search deeper than the intellectual surface. In fact this is the root cause for weakened emuna; connecting to Hashem mainly through the avenue of logic and reason. Emuna is beyond reason; it is infinite wisdom.
However, as mentioned above we live in a fragmented world; in a world of hiddenness. We are not given permission, for the sake of free will, to view the big picture of life while dwelling on planet Earth. To this end we were put into this world; to relentlessly find and develop the ‘real me’. Emuna living propels us to grow, improve and elevate beyond our ‘innate traits’ so that we may become the G-dly beings we are intended to be.
Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated l’iluy nishmat Devorah bat Shulamit Rut. May her neshama bask in the Divine radiance among all the righteous who have departed from this world, Amen.
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