Torah 101

You don't always beat darkness by fighting the darkness. There can be things inside us that have been trying to change for years. A bad meter, a temptation, a reaction we know isn't healthy, and we keep fighting the same fight. >> [music] >> This Torah gives us another tool. It says there are two sides inside a person, >> [music] >> darkness and light. And one of the most powerful ways to bring in that light is through learning Torah, especially when you don't just read it and move on, but you work on and understand it. Hakmas Adam Torah upon of wisdom lights up a person's face. >> [music] >> When a person works through something in Torah until it becomes clear, that clarity has the power [music] to weaken the bad meters and desires inside of them. As I'll say, [music] "Torah is acquired by someone who gives himself completely to it." It doesn't mean destroying yourself. It means allowing Torah to slowly break down the parts of yourself >> [music] >> that you don't want controlling you anymore. Because not every enemy inside of you needs to be fought head-on. Bring more light into your mind. Learn. Think. Try to understand. And little by little, some of that darkness can begin to lose its grip.