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The Crucial Difference Between Sadness and Heartbreak

The Crucial Difference Between Sadness and Heartbreak

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Is it okay to be sad?

Rav Shlomo Katz clarifies the critical distinction between "Sadness/Depression" (Atzvut) and a "Broken Heart" (Lev Nishbar) based on Sichos Haran #41 and #42. We learn that sadness comes from the spleen (ego/anger) and leads to paralysis, while a broken heart comes from love and leads to connection.

Rav Shlomo explains Rebbe Nachman's advice to set aside one hour a day for a broken heart (during Hisbodedus) but to be happy for the other 23 hours.

This episode is a manual for emotional health, teaching us how to cry out to Hashem without falling into the pit of despair.

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