[Avodah] honest emotions

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Sun, Feb 05, 2017 at 09:09:53AM -0800, saul newman via Avodah wrote:
: question ---  1] is honesty demeaning ?  2] is being emotional demeaning?
:  3] is this specifically a Litvishe mehalech ?

There is a specifically Litvishe idea that emotions are to be kept
private. Eg this story told by RYBS about parting from his father
<https://books.google.com/books?id=Fg5eCThNlb4C&lpg=PA68&&pg=PA68#v=onepage>

So much of spirituality is emotional, that to this branch of Litvisher
through, emotions are the qodesh haqadashim of the soul. (Note how Shir
haShirim is also likened to the QhQ...)

But as RYBS is emphatic when telling that story, the feeling is there,
and to someone else living in that culture, they know it's there. But
it's not for public.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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