The governor in his soul
According to Rambam in Chapter 8 of Parshah Six, should we say that what the Gemara says, “Anything greater than its fellow is greater than its fellow” is only in accordance with a divine command, but in human and moral matters, it is certain that since it is greater, its fellow does not desire them?
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Now I saw the original and the Rambam himself says what I wrote above, so there is no question in short. Thank you?
Although there all the great ones, etc., said about the story with Abaye and with the boy and the girl, that the discussion there was about the prohibition of incest, and the prohibition of incest is a divine commandment and not a mental commandment... (as in the article "I cannot and what will I do, etc.", it is about divine commandments and not human or moral ones)
Vanities. To be greater than his fellow, he must have a greater desire.
Desire is the driving force.
And it has nothing to do with whether he desires them or not.
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