## Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion

###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:1
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אֲבָל בְּמָה יִהְיֶה יִחוּד הַמַּעֲשֶׂה לֵאלֹהִים לְבַדּוֹ. בַּעֲשָׂרָה עִנְיָנִים.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
How can one come to devote all of his actions to G-d alone? Through ten matters.


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:2
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כַּאֲשֶׁר יִתְקַיְּמוּ בְּלֵב הָאָדָם וְיִתְבָּרֵר אֶצְלוֹ כִּי הֵם אַדְנֵי עֲבוֹדָתוֹ וְשָׁרְשֵׁי מַעֲשֵׂהוּ יִשְׁלַם יִחוּדוֹ בָּהֶם לְשֵׁם הָאֵל וְלֹא יִפְנֶה אֶל זוּלָתוֹ וְלֹא יְקַוֶּה בִּלְעָדָיו וְלֹא יְכַוֵּן בָּהֶם זוּלָתִי רְצוֹנוֹ.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
When they are established in a man's heart, and he clarifies for himself that they are the pillars of his service and the roots of his actions, he will be able to fully devote his actions to G-d, and he will not turn nor hope to anyone else, nor have any other intent in them other than to do His will.


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:3
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הָרִאשׁוֹן יִחוּד הָאֱלֹהִים בְּלֵב שָׁלֵם כַּאֲשֶׁר קָדַם בִּתְחִלַּת סִפְרִי זֶה.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(1) To believe with a complete heart, the unity of G-d, as I explained in the beginning of this book.


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:4
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וְהַשֵּׁנִי הַבְּחִינָה בְּטוֹבוֹת הָאֱלֹהִים וְהַתְמָדָתָן עָלָיו כַּאֲשֶׁר בֵּאַרְנוּ בּוֹ.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(2) Reflecting on the constant favors of G-d on oneself, as we explained (gate 2).


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:5
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וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי שֶׁיְּקַבֵּל עָלָיו הָעֲבוֹדָה לֵאלֹהִים כַּאֲשֶׁר זָכַרְתִּי בּוֹ.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(3) To take on oneself the duty to serve G-d, as mentioned (gate 3).


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:6
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וְהָרְבִיעִי שֶׁיּוֹדֶה בַּבִּטָּחוֹן עָלָיו מִבִּלְתִּי הַבְּרוּאִים.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(4) to realize the duty to place one's trust in G-d [alone] and not in the created beings.


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:7
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וְהַחֲמִישִׁי שֶׁיַּאֲמִין כִּי הַתּוֹעֶלֶת וְהַנֶּזֶק אֵינָם בְּיַד נִבְרָא וְלֹא בִּיכָלְתּוֹ מִבִּלְתִּי רְשׁוּת הַבּוֹרֵא.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(5) To realize that help or harm is not in the hands of any created being without the permission of the Creator.


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:8
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וְהַשִּׁשִּׁי שֶׁיִּהְיֶה שָׁוֶה אֶצְלוֹ אִם יְשַׁבְּחוּהוּ בְּנֵי אָדָם אוֹ יְגַנּוּהוּ.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(6) That it be equal to oneself whether people praise or scorn him.


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:9
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וְהַשְּׁבִיעִי שֶׁיַּעֲזֹב הַיִּפּוּי לִבְנֵי אָדָם.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(7) To abandon trying to embellish oneself to others.


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:10
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וְהַשְּׁמִינִי לְפַנּוֹת לִבּוֹ מֵעִסְקֵי הָעוֹלָם בְּעֵת שֶׁהוּא עֹשֶׂה לעוה״ב.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(8) To turn the heart away from worldly interests when occupied with matters of the next world.


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:11
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וְהַתְּשִׁיעִי שֶׁיִּירָא מֵאֱלֹהִים וְיֵבוֹשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ.

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(9) To fear G-d and feel embarrassed from Him.


###### Duties of the Heart, Fifth Treatise on Devotion 2:12
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וְהָעֲשִׂירִי שֶׁיִּוָּעֵץ עִם הַשֵּׂכֶל בְּכָל הִרְהוּרֵי הַיֵּצֶר בְּלִבּוֹ וּלְקַבֵּל עֲצָתוֹ מִבִּלְתִּי עֲצַת יִצְרוֹ:

**Duties of the Heart, trans. Rabbi Yosef Sebag:**
(10) Whenever the yetzer (evil inclination, lower self) stirs an urge in one's heart, to take counsel from the intellect and follow it, and not to follow the yetzer.