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A Brief Explanation of the Two Types of Tzaddiks and Rashas and our ultimate goal – the Benoinie

By zevi770 · March 1, 2012

Tzaadik Rashah
Tzaddik Vtoiv Loi Rashah Vra Loi
A person whose soul transforms his instincts A persons whose instincts overpowers his soul
   

 

Tzaddik Rashah
Tzaddik Vra Loi Rashah Vtoiv Loi
A person whose soul overpowers his instincts completely A persons whose instincts overpowers his soul but feels remorse and perhaps repents between sins
   

 

Benoinie

 

The Benionie neither overpowers his instincts nor does his instincts overpower his soul, rather through arousing great reverence and love for God through daily contemplation in prayer on God’s infinite greatness s/he manages to motivate himself to exercise his freedom of choice to not to allow the instinctual desires that percolate from the heart to the mind, any dominion over his active thinking speech and actions.