0 responses to “So the story of life is an absolutely amazing one, because the Rebbe Rashab writes that the ultimate goal of Torah and Mitzvos is like a shopkeeper.. he doesn’t really care what he sells, he just wants to profit. And the profit of Judaism, which is what makes it a unique religion is that we’re not focused on philosophy, we are focused on obedience.

And the benefit of that is that each and every of us has an ego, and a soul, and thoughts and emotions. Now, to the extent that the soul is dominating our thoughts and emotions is the extent that we will be good – to the extent that our ego is, is the extent of the reverse.

And we have to have an ego, a sense of self, a pride, a drive.

So how do we balance the ego, it’s like a child, you want your child to have desire.

But if all they do is tell you what to do, they will destroy you and themselves; I like to say the ego is like the fire in the car – you need gas to drive, but if your fire is out of control oy vey –  That is obedience.”