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===In order to serve him better=== | ===In order to serve him better=== | ||
# The reason that Hashem gives us the blessings of this world on account of our Mitzvot in order to enable us to fulfill mitzvot better and have a clear mind to learn Torah.<ref>Rambam Teshuva 9:1</ref> | # The reason that Hashem gives us the blessings of this world on account of our Mitzvot in order to enable us to fulfill mitzvot better and have a clear mind to learn Torah.<ref>Rambam Teshuva 9:1</ref> | ||
# Rebbe Yehuda HaNasi on his deathbed raised his ten fingers and declared that he made sure that he always used his | # Rebbe Yehuda HaNasi on his deathbed raised his ten fingers and declared that he made sure that he always used his fingers to learn Torah and never benefited from this world with even one finger.<ref>Ketubot 104a. Nonetheless, one should note that Rebbe was so blessed with wealth that Chazal (Brachot 57a) state he always had good vegetables on his table all year round.</ref> | ||
# Using physicality to serve him better makes the physicality into spirituality.<ref> b'chol darchecha dahehu, Rambam (Deot 3:3), s"a</ref> In a very elevated form, even the physical food and furniture that a righteous person uses becomes spiritually elevated.<ref>Ketubot 105b regarding food given to Elisha, Midrash | # Using physicality to serve him better makes the physicality into spirituality.<ref> b'chol darchecha dahehu, Rambam (Deot 3:3), s"a</ref> In a very elevated form, even the physical food and furniture that a righteous person uses becomes spiritually elevated.<ref>Ketubot 105b regarding food given to Elisha, Midrash regarding the rocks used for Yacov's head, Mesilat Yesharim (ch. Kedusha). However, it is important to note that which the Maharal (Nesach Yisrael ch. 15) posits; usually this world and the next are oppositional and it is rare to reach the level on which one can enjoy from both this world and the next.</ref> | ||
===To keep oneself healthy=== | ===To keep oneself healthy=== | ||
# There's a mitzvah to keep one's body healthy.<ref>Brachot 32b, Rambam (Deot 4:1), Taanit 22b.</ref> See the [[Health & Hygiene]] page. | # There's a mitzvah to keep one's body healthy.<ref>Brachot 32b, Rambam (Deot 4:1), Taanit 22b.</ref> See the [[Health & Hygiene]] page. | ||
