Hayom Yom 27 Shvat - Chassidim refrained from desires and cravings
The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Rabbi Yosef Katzman
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אַאַמוּ"ר כּוֹתֵב בְּאֶחָד מִמַּאֲמָרָיו
My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], writes in one of his maamarim:
חֲסִידִים הַקּוֹדְמִים עָשׂוּ הֶסְכֵּם בְּנַפְשָׁם
“The chassidim of earlier generations made a firm resolve in their souls
שֶׁכָּל דָּבָר הַמּוּתָּר
that whenever they encountered something that was halachically permitted
אַךְ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אֵיזֶה רָצוֹן וְחֶמְדַת הַלֵּב לָזֶה
but they desired and craved for it,
לֹא יַעֲשֶׂנּוּ
they would refrain.
וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה נַעֲשֶׂה שְׁבִירַת הַתַּאֲוָה
Such a habit breaks physical desires.”
Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English