Reducing the Pleasures of This World
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Question
Is it proper to reduce the pleasures of this world?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
An abundance of the pleasures of this world draws a person toward transgressions.
However, reducing what a person needs according to his nature and his habits is problematic and can cause the opposite effect.
Therefore, each person, according to his own situation, should reduce what is possible for him, and little by little he will be able to reduce more.
Source
Shaar HaKedushah – Mesillat Yesharim
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