Lost Princess- disconnect from the body

Hey friends! What's up Chevra?! If the body is a gift from the King, why does the viceroy leave his horse behind when he goes to find the Lost Princess? In this shiur we dig into one of the most fascinating details in Rebbe Nachman's story of the Lost Princess: the moment the viceroy leaves his horse outside before entering the palace of the no-good one. The horse, as we explore, represents the guf, the body. And the question hits hard: if we need the body to do mitzvos, to have free will, to serve Hashem in this world, why would he leave it behind? We work through the answer together. It's not that the body is bad. Far from it. The mekubalim teach us that the ultimate shleimus, the final completion of all of creation, is techiyat hameitim, resurrection of the dead, where body and soul are reunited forever. The body is from the King. It's a gift. But for a period of time, when we're on the real pursuit of the neshama, of the emunah, of the princess, the body's grip has to loosen, even temporarily. We talk about what that actually looks like in practice, not anything extreme, not deprivation or pain, God forbid. But real, honest practices that the tzaddikim have used for generations: the tanis ariv, putting your fork down between bites, sleeping a little less when the alarm calls you to something higher, even choosing the thing on the menu you least want. These small acts of not letting the body run the show are exactly what it means to leave the horse outside for a bit. We even look at how Esav, asking Yaakov to pour the lentil stew straight into his throat without chewing, is the ultimate picture of body consciousness overtaking everything. As Rosh Hashanah approaches, we're asking ourselves honestly: has the body been running the show? Are there places in life where the suss, the stallion, has been taking us where we shouldn't be going? Because to find the Lost Princess, to come back to our own neshama, we have to step inside the palace with soul awareness. The horse will be waiting. We're coming back. But right now, the tzaddik inside each of us has a princess to find. If this shiur meant something to you, share it with the Chevra and hit subscribe so we can keep learning together. ---------------------------------------------------------- 🔹Join Rabbi Moshe Chaim's Exclusive Content Sign up here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@ChevraRavMosheChaim/join 🔹Join Rabbi Moshe Chaim's Private Chizzuk Group Sign up here 👉 https://subscribepage.io/join-the-chevra 🔹Visit the Website 👉 https://www.ravmoshechaim.com/ 🔹Newsletter 👉 https://ravmoshechaimchevra.substack.com/ 🔹Discover Beautiful Sacred Art 👉 https://bit.ly/chevra-art 🔹Join us in Yeshiva - in Jerusalem! APPLY HERE👉 https://foundations.aish.com ---------------------------------------------------------- #Torah #Judaism #Spirituality #Mussar #LostPrincess #RebbeNachman #RoshHashanah #NefeshVeGuf #Breslov #RavMosheChaim #Chevra #AishHaTorah