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If God speaks to you primarily through passion and instinct; if all you need to do is examine your desires to find out what God wants of you; if your essential self is easily and naturally identified with your passions - well, you are an ANIMAL. If you are able to stand outside your passions and examine them critically; if desire is something YOU HAVE, NOT something YOU ARE; if God addresses Himself to your mind and asks you to rise above your desires, or to channel them constructively - well, then you are a HUMAN. When all is said and done, we are more than the sum total of our instincts or passions. Rabbi David Fohrman (2011-11-03). The Beast That Crouches At The Door (Kindle Locations 582-586). HFBS Press. Kindle Edition. (Emphasis added)
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:49:22 +0000

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