Feb. 14, 2024

Unveiling the Soul's Depths with Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas: The Sacred Journey to Discover Your Inner World

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Season 6

Have you ever wondered how deep the roots of your soul go? Join us as we embark on a profound exploration of 'Pneumios'—the depth of the soul and inner self. Our guide on this journey is none other than the teachings of Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas and his timeless work, 'Reshit Chochma.' Through this episode, we unveil the essence of true holiness and how it intertwines with the intricate process of introspection, going beyond the material world to connect with the Divine within us.

A mother's discerning search for her child's spiritual match sets the stage for our narrative, underscoring the importance of inner depth in the traditional Jewish matchmaking practice, shidduch. Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas' interpretation of 'Ve'i-i-sem k'doyshim'—to emulate God's holiness—becomes the backbone of our discussion, leading us to a compelling conclusion about the significance of Pneumios. This episode is an invitation to peel back the layers of your existence, separate from external distractions, and unearth the profound identity within. Join the conversation and discover how nurturing our Pneumios can lead us closer to a life of sanctity and divine connection.

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On the other end of the phone line.

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I believe it was a mother who was investigating into one of my friends as a possible candidate for a shidok.

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I was giving over information and this kid was a superstar so it was an easy one.

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I was preaching about the kid's connection to Hashem, his strict adherence to Torah and its vows, his personality and, I hope, the shidok works out.

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But the mother was found it interesting that she was very focused on if the kid is deep.

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The answer is yeah, I mean he connects with Hashem and himself.

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No, does he have Pneumios?

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Does he get into himself?

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Does he know Pneumios?

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Like, is he a deep person?

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It's not really something I ever focused on.

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I pushed the conversation towards the 613 mitzvos and how brilliant of a Talmud Chachama is, but the mother wanted to know about Pneumios and I wasn't sure what to say.

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But I'm pretty sure now that the mother has a very strong point about Pneumios being something important For the racist Chachma.

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The great river Eliyahuvidas.

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In his magnum opus titled RACIST CHACHMA, a 5 to 600-year-old work with Kabbalah and Musur as its subject, he tells us that Ve'i-i-sem k'dayshim, k'kadosh ani and the commandment that we are to become holy because God is holy that mitzvah is to separate yourself, to be mugged or to make a wall from the outer world, to have private time, to be kadosh.

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It's a very novel teaching that you're supposed to go deeper and deeper, ve'i-i-sem k'dayshim Pneumios, to be inner-ward thinking, to be focused on your inside inner world.

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And in a fascinating description of the mitzvah he concludes that Gether L'Fnim make walls to stay inward me, gether, wall upon wall, separating yourself, being mavdil, separate from the debased practices of the outer world, k'dayshilo yaitayahutza.

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All of these separations are so that one doesn't go back out.

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It would seem that the kadusha and the separateness is all to get towards a state of inwardness, of Pneumios, of depth into your inner world.

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That's what kadusha is about, it would seem.

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So I bet and I guess and I hope that it's time that we have times to find peace and to get a note ourselves, to find our Pneumios, what we're about, and to shovel the dirt from inside of our souls deeper and dig deeper until we really find out who we are and how we're.

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Atze'el melokim to become K'dosh and separate and connected to Akhadish Barucho.