“the majesty of man.”

Novarodok Mussar has been the more radical school,

at its core, the soul you are is already holy and pure.

Slabodka Mussar has been more behavioral,

it is also a short step from impatience to rage,

contemporary Mussar teachers draw on all three as well as other sources to inform their teaching.

Learning in such a deep way, beyond intellectual ideas, is where growth and healing take place,

Think of those choices that often confront you, when you really do experience the possibility of going either way.

Don’t read these explorations passively and intellectually. You’re meant to chew on them, argue with them, compare them to other ideas, try them out on your friends.