Torah is 100 % Diamonds, Start Treating It As Such!
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0:12You understand that all of the mitzvot are commanded on you, even if you're not doing them, even if you're not ready for them. And if Judaism is hard for you, it's not Judaism. What is this like? I think I told you guys the story with the suitcase. Did I tell you guys the story with the suitcase? No? In case one of you guys heard it, I'll say it again in case somebody didn't hear it. So one time, there was a businessman who came into the office. He said, oh listen, I left my suitcase at the train station. Go get it for me. In case one of you guys heard it, I'll say it again in case somebody didn't hear it. So one time, there was a businessman who came into the office. He said, "Oh listen, I left my suitcase at the train station. Go get it for me."
1:38He's like, it's not my suitcase, please bring it back. He says, how do you know it's not your suitcase? It matches your description exactly. It's the picture you gave me of how your suitcase looks. This is the suitcase, it has the white stripe, the red stripe, it's the black suitcase—everything is the same. He replies, yes, the outside is the same, but it's not my suitcase. He continues, how do you know it's not your suitcase? I'm here, in this vast 10,000 square area where you became a prophet. How do you know? He answers, because my suitcase is full of diamonds. So if you were carrying my suitcase, it wouldn't be so heavy. What you're carrying is very heavy, my friend. It cannot be my suitcase. Hashem is telling you, the Torah is not in the sky. It's not far from you. It's not on top of a mountain. You see, our sages teach us that the Torah is meant to be your guide and it's intended to be a source of joy and ease, not a burden. If you find it difficult, it might be because you're not following the guidance correctly. Remember, the Torah was given to us so that it would fit perfectly with who we are meant to be. When you engage with it in the way Hashem intended, it becomes a part of your very essence, as natural as breathing. You were created to obey it. You were created to follow it. If it's hard for you, it's not my Torah. Because my Torah is diamonds, my friend. My Torah is your natural inclination is to follow it. You were created for it. It's what you were made for. Meaning that if it's hard for you, it's only because you didn't follow the instructions because you made your own, you didn't have a Rav.
2:58went to the mikveh in the middle of Siberia, a week after you started keeping Shabbat. You started doing a three-hour meditation that has no basis in Torah, instead of learning Torah. You started fasting once a week when you don't even understand the significance of a fast. You have a hard time fasting on Yom Kippur. You're engaging in actions not prescribed by my Torah. It's not for you, my friend. My Torah is not hard; my Torah is natural. My Torah is enjoyable; my Torah is beautiful. When you follow my Torah, it's 100% diamonds. When you don't follow my Torah, not only do you get punished for it, but you suffer doing it.
