Overcoming Sensual Sins: Harnessing Laziness in the Fight Against the Yetzer Hara

Facing the Yetzahara, the Jewish concept of the evil inclination is a battle that resonates globally. With the rise of scandals involving public figures, we are reminded that nobody is immune to the lure of its pull. We will take you through our understanding of this struggle, particularly within the context of sensual sins, and how it affects even the most righteous individuals, leading them down a path of guilt and spiritual disconnection.

In our exploration, we turn to the teachings of Parshash Kisei, finding wisdom in the story of a soldier desiring a captive woman during the war - a metaphor for the battle against temptation. The Torah's approach to this overpowering desire offers a unique perspective. Rather than outright condemnation, it allows room for human urges to exist but encourages a period of waiting and reflection. In our conversation, we will discuss this concept of using delay as a strategy against the Yetzar hara and how even our inherent traits, like laziness, can be used to our advantage. So, ready yourself for a profound discussion on combating temptation and harnessing our inherent traits for spiritual growth.

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The disgusting scandals only seem to frequent the newspaper headlines more and more these days, from news anchors involved in promiscuity to sports players or significant politicians making poor decisions.

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It's hard to read about and it makes you really wonder.

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In question the power of the Yatesahara and the decision making and thought processes of these people.

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But nobody's safe.

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Nobody's safe or free or can testify about themselves that they don't have a Yatesahara and that's just, I'm good, they ain't apotropos, arius, and specifically in the realms of the sins of the sensual nature, the Yatesahara has flipped his hand around.

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He showed us in 2023.

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Let me see if I can schlep the youth, schlep anybody down into the abyss of sin, sins of Ereva, of promiscuity, of arius.

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It ruins the conscious.

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A person feels a certain guiltiness, he feels not connected to Torah and Hashem.

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So it's only proper that we set up our walls and perhaps we have come to Parshash Kisei.

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Then we may have a piece of advice, some aid from the Torah.

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You see, in Parshash Kisei we are taught that when we go out to war and you'll see this remarkable story happening here of a beautiful woman who you've taken captive and now you desire to marry her the HCC of Astohar.

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Keep in mind that these are the best of the best, the people, the Bukhrim, the Yeshiva guys, the Rebbe Akivas are actually the ones that are in the army.

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That's the tzahal, because in last week's Parshash of the Meshuach, mohama already sent home anyone who's going to be fearful of some sin.

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So we have all the Rebbe Akivas fighting and all of a sudden he's overtaken by Tyveh.

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It's such a strong, strong, overcoming feeling.

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The Khashak to Ba'.

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The Torah says, based on this unique scenario of the increased craziness and madness of war and the chastaster own levels and the murder and all of that.

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And this woman is here and now it's allowed.

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It's mutur.

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Rashi says that the Torah is telling us and only speaks Kenege the Yetzahara to go back against the Yetzahara, to fight back.

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But this is mutur here.

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Not only that, but this nice Jewish boy.

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He can actually marry this Gentile girl.

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She's not even Jewish.

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It's allowed, because the Tyveh, the lost here, is too strong.

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It's an unwinnable war, unwinnable battle.

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You're doomed.

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So is mutur, it's permitted.

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But what does the Torah tell this man?

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What's the last hope?

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But wait, let her get a different haircut, let her grow her nails out, let her sit on the floor and cry about her old friends that she's going to miss, if now she's going to be married to you and become a wife and all of that.

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Take a deep breath.

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Even if a person is stuck in the throngs of sin, he may feel trapped by the Yetzahara dangling these sins constantly, incessantly, ceaselessly in front of our faces.

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You can't even walk to the grocery store and not violate the prohibition of seeing something that you're not supposed to see anymore.

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If a person feels stuck or trapped, perhaps overcome by a ruach stos, the few moments of temporary drunkenness to sin.

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Here is some help.

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Sleep on it, take a deep breath.

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Sometimes it's too hard to say no to the Yetzahara directly.

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He's just too strong.

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The nefarious foe is very wily and he probably will win that war.

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But the Yetzahara says you got to do it now.

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You know what you say.

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Okay, tomorrow, use the laziness, be lazy there.

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Tost of us tells Be lazy in that sin.

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Tomorrow I'll do it, I'll procrastinate, I'm good to do that on my book report.

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Here I'll procrastinate.

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Here too, I mean, I'll do it.

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Yeah, it's a mutter.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, tomorrow, use laziness to fight back against him.

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Tell the Yetzahara sure, fine, fine, fine.

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Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, push it off and hopefully cooler heads will prevail and we will be meritorious and winning and fighting back against the Yetzahara.

Overcoming Sensual Sins: Harnessing Laziness in the Fight Against the Yetzer Hara

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