We have been explaining (here and here) that true growth and pleasure comes from a place of inner calm. אז תתענג על ה - Then shall you derive pleasure in the Divine. And where can Divine be pin pointed? In the קול דממה דקה.
The word ענג is derived from the letters ע-נ-ג which can be reformed to spell: "נע ג" Roaming among three. What does this mean?
The Sefarim HaKedoshim explain that the many Kochos HaNefesh breakdown into three main lines. Three motifs: קווים. Extending, Retracting and Balance. The ability to enjoy life stems from having the three main components well built and being able to freely and flexibly weave between them, knowing how to adjust the dials and apply each sector of emotions.
A person who is stuck in one mode and responds only by upping that response mechanism, the only one he is familiar with. (For example: a melancholy person becoming depressed. Nervous person becoming frantic. Edgy person becoming maniacal etc.) A person has mastered "נע-ג and his systems of interaction consist of proper, non-extreme fluctuations is more calmly cope with life's challenges and embrace life's little (truer) pleasures. This is because he is adjusted to adapt and appreciate nuance. The appreciation of nuance comes from being tapped into the קול דממה דקה.
Nothing is more at peace than the willow tree who has just enough bend in its bark to transform a storm into a swaying dance.
This is a lifetime's work.
(שלשת המאמרים בענין הנ"ל מבוססים חלקי על צדקת הצדיל ס' סח' ועל ספר דע את עצמך פרק ה)
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