Mesilas Yesharim

This deep work aims to help us acquire an understanding of the concepts of Shleimus, spiritual perfection, Chassidus, true righteousness, as well as love and awe of Hashem (God). Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato, the author of this work, was a leading Kabbalist in the 17th century. We previously explored his book Derech Hashem in the Daily Kabblah lesson. This work actually constitutes a guide to attaining Ruach Hakodesh, Divine Inspiration.

Mesilas Yesharim – Path of the Righteous

Introduction – Part I
Introduction – Part II
Introduction – Part III
Chapter 1 – Our obligation in our world
Chapter 1 – Our obligation in our world II
Chapter 1 – Our obligation in our world III
Chapter 2 – The concept of watchfulness
Chapter 3 – Spiritual accounting I
Chapter 3 – Spiritual accounting II
Chapter 4 – Inspired to perfection I
Chapter 4 – Inspired to perfection II
Chapter 4 – Exacting Judgment
Chapter 4 – Balancing mercy and judgment
Chapter 5 – Torah is the antidote
Chapter 5 – Mockery and Company
Chapter 6 – Quickness in Hashem’s service
Chapter 6 – Quickness in Hashem’s service II
Chapter 7 – Grab the mitzvah!
Chapter 8 – Be Inspired
Chapter 9 – Avoid laziness
Chapter 9 – Avoid laziness II
Chapter 10 – Spiritual purity
Chapter 11a – Details of Spiritual purity – stealing
Chapter 11b – Avoid stealing
Chapter 11c – Setting boundaries
Chapter 11d – Setting boundaries II
Chapter 11e – Forbidden foods
Chapter 11f – Hurting feelings
Chapter 11g – Bearing a grudge
Chapter 11h – Oaths and falsehood
Chapter 11i – Chilul Hashem and Shabbos
Chapter 11j – Pride
Chapter 11k – Levels of anger
Chapter 11l – Jealousy and desire
Chapter 11m – Honor
Chapter 12 – Acquiring spiritual purity
Chapter 13a – Perishus
Chapter 13b – Appropriate separation
Chapter 13c – Inappropriate separation
Chapter 14 – Categories of separation
Chapter 15 – Acquiring separation
Chapter 16a – Purity
Chapter 16b – Purity II
Chapter 17 – Acquiring Purity
Chapter 18 – Understanding Righteousness
Chapter 19 – Categories of Righteousness
Chapter 19b – Careful observance
Chapter 19c – Developing kindness
Chapter 19d – Honor and respect for God
Chapter 19e – Honoring the mitzvos
Chapter 19f – Love of Hashem
Chapter 19g – Dveikus
Chapter 19h – Serving with Joy
Chapter 19i – Deflecting desecration
Chapter 19j – Honoring Hashem
Chapter 19k – Praying for the generation
Chapter 20a – Preconditions for Righteousness
Chapter 20b – Balanced Righteousness
Chapter 20c – Anticipating long term results
Chapter 21 – Acquiring righteousness
Chapter 22a – Humility
Chapter 22b – Humility II
Chapter 22c – Humility in deed
Chapter 22d – Bearing embarrassment
Chapter 22e – Honoring everyone
Chapter 23a – Acquiring humility
Chapter 23b – Acquiring humility II
Chapter 24a – Fear of sin
Chapter 24b – Fear of sin II
Chapter 25 – Acquiring fear
Chapter 26a – Kedusha-holiness
Chapter 26b – Kedusha-holiness II
Chapter 26c – Kedusha-holiness III

Seder Havikuach – Conversation begins
Intro 2 – Book knowledge and the heart
Intro 3 – Depths of Love and Fear
Intro 4 – Importance of Love and Fear
Intro 5 – The great wisdom
Chapter 1 – Man’s obligation to his Creator
Chapter 1b – Man’s purpose in the world
Chapter 1c – Man’s purpose in the world II
Chapter 1d – Man’s purpose in the world III
Chapter 2 – Torah
Chapter 3 – Trait of carefulness
Chapter 4 – Categories of carefulness
Chapter 5a – Acquiring carefulness
Chapter 5b – Reward and punishment
Chapter 5c – Reward and punishment II
Chapter 6 – Things that detract from carefulness
Chapter 7 – Quickness
Chapter 8 – Divisions of quickness
Chapter 9 – Acquiring quickness
Chapter 10a – Detractors from quickness
Chapter 10b – Detractors from quickness II
Chapter 11 – Spiritual cleanliness
Chapter 12a – Trustworthiness
Chapter 12b – Trustworthiness II
Chapter 12c – Cleanliness from licentiousness
Chapter 12d – Cleanliness from prohibited consumption
Chapter 12e – Using words wisely
Chapter 12f – Hatred, revenge, oaths and falsehood
Chapter 12g – Chillul Hashem, Shabbos, Yom tov
Chapter 12h – Pride
Chapter 12i – Pride and anger
Chapter 12j – Jealousy and honor
Chapter 12k – Honor II
Chapter 13 – Acquiring spiritual cleanliness
Chapter 14 – Perishus – separation
Chapter 14 – Perishus – separation II
Chapter 15 – Subdivisions of Perishus
Chapter 16 – Acquiring Perishus
Chapter 17 – Tahara – purity of thought
Chapter 17b – Tahara – purity of thought II
Chapter 18 – Acquiring purity of thought
Chapter 19 – Chasidus – righteousness
Chapter 20 – Subdivisions of Chasidus
Chapter 20b – Doing kindess
Chapter 20c – Fear of Hashem
Chapter 20d – Honoring Mitzvos
Chapter 20e – Honoring Torah
Chapter 20f – Loving God
Chapter 20g – Cleaving to and rejoicing in God
Chapter 20h – Standing up for God’s honor
Chapter 20i – Benefiting his generation
Chapter 21a – Seeing the long term
Chapter 21b – Seeing the long term II
Chapter 22 – Acquiring righteousness
Chapter 23a – Anava – Humility
Chapter 23b – Anava – Humility II
Chapter 23c – Anava – Humility III
Chapter 24a – Acquiring humility
Chapter 24b – Acquiring humility II
Chapter 25a – Fear of Sin
Chapter 25b – Fear of Sin II
Chapter 26 – Acquiring Fear
Chapter 27a – Kedusha – Holiness
Chapter 27b – Kedusha – Holiness II
Chapter 27c – Kedusha – Holiness III