[Avodah] Sukka must be kosher for sleeping?

[Zev Sero]

On 6/10/2010 12:31 AM, Micha Berger wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 05:59:35PM +1100, Zev Sero wrote:
>>> Is psyching oneself into enjoying something really "akh sameiach",
>>> or simchah at all, for that matter?
>>
>> Simcha is all in the mind.  It's a chemical experience...
>
> Causally speaking, most people would say the nefesh experiences simchah
> and causes the chemicals (if the brain is working properly) and other
> physical implementation.
>
> But you never heard of the idiom "fooling himself"?

Of course.  One can fool oneself about ones knowledge, abilities,
motivations, and many other things.  But what does it even mean to fool
oneself about ones immediate feelings?  Either one is feeling something
or one is not.  IOW if you think you're feeling something, then by
definition you are.  You may be mistaken about the *reason* why you have
that feeling, but not about whether you in fact have it.

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