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| ARTICLES RELATED TO ibn Tibbon | | | |  ibn Tibbon: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Immortality of the SoulBahya here dwells at length on the hope of immortality, which, in contradistinction to the popular belief in bodily resurrection, he finds intentionally alluded to only here and there in the Scriptures.
For Bahya the belief in immortality is purely spiritual, as expressed in Zech. iii. 7, "I give thee places among these that stand by."
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See also:Hovot ha-Levavot, Hovot ha-Levavot - Unity of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Attributes of God All Negative, Hovot ha-Levavot - His Natural Philosophy, Hovot ha-Levavot - Worship of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Pedagogical Value of Jewish law, Hovot ha-Levavot - Divine Providence, Hovot ha-Levavot - Immortality of the Soul, Hovot ha-Levavot - Hypocrisy and Skepticism, Hovot ha-Levavot - Humility, Hovot ha-Levavot - Repentance, Hovot ha-Levavot - Seeing God, Hovot ha-Levavot - An Ascetic Life, Hovot ha-Levavot - Love of God Read more here: » Hovot ha-Levavot: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Immortality of the Soul |
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| | | | | ibn Tibbon: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Repentance The practical tendency of the book is particularly shown in the seventh section, Shaar ha-Teshuvah, the Gate of Repentance. The majority even of the pious, Bahya says, are not those who have been free from sins, but rather those who have once sinner, yet then felt regret at having committed them. As there are sins both of omission and of commission, man's repentance should be directed so as to stimulate good action where such had been neglected, or to train him to abstain from e ...
See also:Hovot ha-Levavot, Hovot ha-Levavot - Unity of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Attributes of God All Negative, Hovot ha-Levavot - His Natural Philosophy, Hovot ha-Levavot - Worship of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Pedagogical Value of Jewish law, Hovot ha-Levavot - Divine Providence, Hovot ha-Levavot - Immortality of the Soul, Hovot ha-Levavot - Hypocrisy and Skepticism, Hovot ha-Levavot - Humility, Hovot ha-Levavot - Repentance, Hovot ha-Levavot - Seeing God, Hovot ha-Levavot - An Ascetic Life, Hovot ha-Levavot - Love of God Read more here: » Hovot ha-Levavot: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Repentance |
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| | | | | ibn Tibbon: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Humility The sixth gate, "Sha'ar ha-Keni'ah," deals with humility. Humility is said to be manifested in gentle conduct toward one's fellowman, whether he be of equal standing or superior, but especially in one's attitude toward God. Humility springs from a consideration of the low origin of man, the vicissitudes of life, and one's own failings and shortcomings compared with the duties of man and the greatness of God; so that all prid ...
See also:Hovot ha-Levavot, Hovot ha-Levavot - Unity of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Attributes of God All Negative, Hovot ha-Levavot - His Natural Philosophy, Hovot ha-Levavot - Worship of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Pedagogical Value of Jewish law, Hovot ha-Levavot - Divine Providence, Hovot ha-Levavot - Immortality of the Soul, Hovot ha-Levavot - Hypocrisy and Skepticism, Hovot ha-Levavot - Humility, Hovot ha-Levavot - Repentance, Hovot ha-Levavot - Seeing God, Hovot ha-Levavot - An Ascetic Life, Hovot ha-Levavot - Love of God Read more here: » Hovot ha-Levavot: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Humility |
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| | | | | ibn Tibbon: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Hypocrisy and Skepticism Sincerity of purpose is the theme treated in the fifth "gate", called "Yihud ha-Ma'aseh" (Consecration of Action to God); literally, "Unification of Action."
According to Bahya, nothing is more repulsive to the pious soul than the hypocrite. Bahya regarded skepticism as the chief means of seducing people to hypocrisy and all other sins. At first, says Bahya, the seducer will cast into man's heart doubt concerning immortality, to offer a welcome excuse for sensualism; and, should he fail, he will awaken doubt concerning God and divine ...
See also:Hovot ha-Levavot, Hovot ha-Levavot - Unity of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Attributes of God All Negative, Hovot ha-Levavot - His Natural Philosophy, Hovot ha-Levavot - Worship of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Pedagogical Value of Jewish law, Hovot ha-Levavot - Divine Providence, Hovot ha-Levavot - Immortality of the Soul, Hovot ha-Levavot - Hypocrisy and Skepticism, Hovot ha-Levavot - Humility, Hovot ha-Levavot - Repentance, Hovot ha-Levavot - Seeing God, Hovot ha-Levavot - An Ascetic Life, Hovot ha-Levavot - Love of God Read more here: » Hovot ha-Levavot: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Hypocrisy and Skepticism |
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| | | | | ibn Tibbon: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Seeing God The next gate, entitled Shaar Heshbon ha-Nefesh, Gate of Self-Examination, contains an exhortation to take as serious view as possible of life, its obligations and opportunities for the soul's perfection, in order to attain to a state of purity in which is unfolded the higher faculty of the soul, which beholds the deeper mysteries of God, the sublime wisdom and beauty of a higher world inaccessible to other men
Bahya devotes Shaar ha-Perishut, Gate of Seclusion from the World, to the relation of true religi ...
See also:Hovot ha-Levavot, Hovot ha-Levavot - Unity of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Attributes of God All Negative, Hovot ha-Levavot - His Natural Philosophy, Hovot ha-Levavot - Worship of God, Hovot ha-Levavot - Pedagogical Value of Jewish law, Hovot ha-Levavot - Divine Providence, Hovot ha-Levavot - Immortality of the Soul, Hovot ha-Levavot - Hypocrisy and Skepticism, Hovot ha-Levavot - Humility, Hovot ha-Levavot - Repentance, Hovot ha-Levavot - Seeing God, Hovot ha-Levavot - An Ascetic Life, Hovot ha-Levavot - Love of God Read more here: » Hovot ha-Levavot: Encyclopedia II - Hovot ha-Levavot - Seeing God |
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