QUESTION:
1) What is the “heart”? 2) Where can I learn about the “70 soul faculties”?
ANSWER:
(1) The heart is the product of the extension of Binah. The Binah faculty of the mind extends into the body, where it becomes a new creation: the heart. This is explained by the Arizal. The concept of the heart is hakarah (recognizing), and a more external level of the heart is hargashah (feelings), and the most external level of the heart is hispaalus (reactiveness). You may learn about this in the series “Getting To Know Your Heart”. Refer to the Arizal’s words in Eitz Chaim, shaar 31:4.
(2) Refer to the series “Getting To Know Your 70 Soul Faculties” and also the sefer Shivim Kochos HaNefesh L’Gra by Rav Greenwald zt”l who was a student of the Steipler zt”l, which explains the 70 soul faculties listed by the Gra.
(2) Refer to the series “Getting To Know Your 70 Soul Faculties” and also the sefer Shivim Kochos HaNefesh L’Gra by Rav Greenwald zt”l who was a student of the Steipler zt”l, which explains the 70 soul faculties listed by the Gra.
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