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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 16 Cheshvan - Thought needs desired content
Description: ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ·ΧΦ²Χ©ΧΦΈΧΦΈΧ ΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌΧ©Χ ΧΦΌΧΦ°Χ©ΧΦΈΧ¨Φ΅Χͺ ΧΦ·Χ©ΧΦΌΦ΅ΧΦΆΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΉΧͺThought is a garment and a servant for the mind and the emotions. ΧΦΌΦ°Χ©ΧΦΈΧ’ΦΈΧ ΧΦ²Χ©ΧΦΆΧ¨ ΧΦ΅ΧΧ ΧΦΈΧΦΌ Χ©ΧΦ΅Χ¨ΧΦΌΧͺ ΧΦΌΦ°Χ©Φ΅ΧΧΦΆΧ ΧΧΦΉ ΧΦΌΦ°ΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΧΦΉΧͺWhen it is not assigned a task by the mind or the emotions, ΧΦΌΦ·Χ ΧΦΈΧ Χ€ΦΌΧΦΉΧ’ΦΆΧΦΆΧͺ Χ€ΦΌΦ°Χ’ΧΦΌΧΦΈΧͺΦΈΧΦΌ ΧΦ·ΧΦ²Χ©ΧΧΦΉΧ ΧΦΌΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χ¨Φ°ΧΦ΅Χ¨it still remains active, thinking and imagining. ΧΦ²ΧΦΈΧ Χ€ΦΌΦ°Χ’ΧΦΌΧΦΈΧͺΦΈΧΦΌ ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦ·Χ Χ©ΧΦΆΧΦ΅ΧΧ ΦΈΧ ΧͺΦΌΧΦΉΧΦ°Χ Φ΄ΧΧͺ, ΧΦΆΧΦΌΦΈΧ ΧΦ΄ΧΧ ΧΦΌΦ·Χ Χ€ΦΌΦ°Χ¨ΧΦΌΧ’ΦΈΧ ΧΦ°Χ©ΧΦ΄ΧΦ°Χ¦ΦΈΧHowever, not only does this activity lack substance, it is uncontrolled and decadent....ΧΦΌΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌΧΦΈΧ¨ ΧΦ΄ΦΌΧ Χ‘Φ΄ΧΦ·ΦΌΧͺ ΧΦ·ΧΦ·ΦΌΧΦ²Χ©ΦΈΧΧΧΦΉΧͺ ΧΦΈΧ¨ΧΦΉΧͺ ΧΧΦΉ Χ¨ΦΈΧ’ΧΦΉΧͺ ΧΧΦΌΧ ΧΦ΄Χ Χ€ΦΌΧΦΌΧ‘ΧΧ§Φ·ΧΧΧ Χ€ΧΦΌΧ Χ§ΧΦΈΧ€ΦΌAs is explained elsewhere, the cause of alien thoughts (machshavos zaros)Β and evil thoughtsΒ (machshavos raβos)Β is an empty mind. ΧΦ°ΦΌΧΦ·ΧΦ²Χ©ΦΆΧΧ¨ ΧΦ·Χ©Φ΅ΦΌΧΧΦΆΧ Χ’ΦΈΧ‘ΧΦΌΧ§ ΧΦΈΧ ΧΦ΅Χ©Χ ΧΦ°ΧΦ·ΧΦ·ΧΦ²Χ©ΦΈΧΧΦΈΧ ΧΦ·Χ ΧΦ°Χ©ΦΈΧΧ¨Φ΅Χͺ When oneβs mind is busy, thought has a purpose to serve, ΧΦ°ΧΦ΅ΧΧ ΧΦΈΧ§ΧΦΉΧ ΧΦ°ΧΦ·ΧΦ²Χ©ΧΦΈΧΧΦΉΧͺ Χ©ΧΦΆΧ Χ©ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌΧͺ ΧΦ°ΧΦΆΧΦΆΧ Χ©ΧΦΆΧΦ΅ΧΧ ΧΦΌΦΈΧΦΆΧ ΧΦ·ΧΦΌΦΈΧ©Χand there is no place for foolish and worthless thoughts that lack substance.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English