Proper Outlook on Life and Religious Cognizance: Difference between revisions

==Fulfilling the 6 constant mitzvot==

# There are six mitzvot which one is constantly obligated in fulfilling by thinking about them at all times: 1)Belief in Hashem, 2)Believing there is no other god 3)Hashem is one 4)Love of Hashem, 5)Fear of Hashem, and 6)Not straying after the sights of one's eyes (inappropriate sights) and the thoughts of one's heart (which contradict Torah values). <ref>Biur Halacha 1:1 D"H Hu quoting from Sefer HaChinuch's introduction. </ref> Some explain that this doesn't obligate us to actually think about fulfilling these mitzvot all the time but rather that whenever one does think about these mitzvot one fulfills a mitzvah or alternatively by acting in the proper way with a sense of fear of heaven and faith (as above) one fulfills these constant mitzvot. <ref>Piskei Teshuvot 1:3 </ref>

==Fulfilling mitzvot in public==

# One should fulfill mitzvot and not be embarrassed even if there are scoffers and detractors watching. <ref> Rama 1:1 </ref> Nonetheless one should not do so if this will cause a fight because the Middah of brazenness is a disgraceful quality to have. <ref>Mishna Brurah 1:5 quoting the Bet Yosef </ref> This limitation only applies when performing mitzvot in front of scoffers, however, if one performing mitzvot before Apikorsim who seek to subvert a true Torah way of life and one tried to speak peacefully but was rejected, it's a mitzvah to perform to stand up for Torah even if it will lead to a fight. <ref> Biur Halacha 1:1 D"H VeLo Yitbayesh. See also Piskei Teshuvot 1:4 who says that nowadays one may perform mitzvot and not be concerned for haughtiness in performing mitzvot (Yuhara) as long as one has pure intent. </ref>