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Read a Chabad article by Tzvi Freeman,  “What Is a Yetzer Hara and How Do I Get Rid of It?”  Same ancient advice as GIG, With different emphasis of mind over heart to control our bad behaviors. Actually, that’s GIG 2026; I think he would say align the three centers. I like the article very much and kept it in my notes. Bottom line is persistence

“The Secret Weapon for Long-Term Yetzer Hara Management

Shine a bright light.

We all have that light inside ourselves. We need to dust it off and switch it on.

That light is called “the hidden love.” It’s deeper than the yetzer tov and far more powerful. But it’s hidden, dormant, and awaiting you to awaken it. Once you wake it up, the yetzer hara doesn’t have a chance.6

As the saying goes, “A little light pushes away a whole lot of darkness.”7

The hidden love is the place where your divine soul connects to the Infinite Light (i.e. G‑d). It’s that sense inside that there’s nothing in the world that can disconnect you. The sense that there’s nothing so important, so tempting, or even so threatening, that it can trump holding on to that connection. As far as that love is concerned, cutting the cord is an absolute impossibility.

How do you awaken that love?

The tested and proven method is daily study and contemplation. You take time each day to learn and ponder the teachings of the great masters of the inner Torah….

“ The meeting parlor of the mind is also a good place to discuss what a good life is all about. What sort of pleasures really last? What is it that is so satisfying about a mitzvah? How do I want to feel about my life when I leave this world? In what way is my contribution beyond time?”  TF