Question:
In sefer Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh (Part One), the Rav says in parenthesis that “d’veykus (bonding with Hashem) is only for outside of the time of one’s Torah learning.” However this wasn’t explained in the sefer [Can the Rav elaborate on what this means]?
Answer:
The view of Chassidus is that a person should interrupt his learning every so often, for a bit of time, and remind himself of d’veykus with Hashem, so that he shouldn’t forget about Hashem while he is learning. This is written in the sefarim which record the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov. The view of the Nefesh HaChaim is that a person should interrupt his learning only when he feels that his fear of Hashem has become weaker in his heart.
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