Show Notes Mentioning a discourse I learned in Guatemala and a personal lesson from it The tool of Meditation Recap of previous 5 episodes 3 kinds of commandments - orientations towards mitzvahs 4 kingdoms - inanimate (mineral), vegetable, animal, and human Yesod - foundation, fundamental The 10 commandments were engraved on a stone How to do a mitzvah like a mineral The word for decree without a reason also means engraved 24:30 What’s the difference between engraved and writing? Become the mitzvah, engraved in your heart Doing mitzvot in the way like a mineral is a great unifier What did the Baal Shemtov love about the simple Jew? 28:55 How to apply this into your daily life? Doing something as you learn, not only doing it once you understand it Unconditional love Is something natural a virtue? Don’t make conditions No need to justify real love Sincere it is what it is vs insincere it is what it is 41:44 There’s nothing more real than what doesn’t need justification Difference between Married and not married Concluding this series 45:30 Life is about intimacy with G-d 50:00 What do purpose of tools become?  At first they were helping you get where you need to be. After the fact, you have gotten them where they need to be. They started off as secular personal stuff, now you’ve turned them into support for mitzvahs. They’ve become part of your Godly life so you’ve elevated them. They need you more than you need them. The essence of Shavuot There’s nothing more comfortable and satisfying when you can just be yourself