Rabbi Moshe Haber Iggeret Ramban: Confidence, Humility, and the Divine Source of Success. 11.27.25
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Confidence, Humility, and the Divine Source of Success.
The provided spiritual lecture explores the difficult balance between personal confidence and authentic humility, asserting that success often triggers arrogance. The speaker identifies three primary sources of potential pride that must be managed: wealth, respect or honor (Kabod), and wisdom or intellectual knowledge. To combat the self-centered perspective that "I did it," the lecturer stresses the necessity of inserting the "Hashem factor," recognizing that God is the ultimate source of all blessings, opportunities, and talent. For example, all honor received must be redirected, as it is fundamentally respect given to God or the divine role the person occupies. By applying this comprehensive divine perspective, an individual can transform personal achievement from a source of arrogance into a catalyst for greater humility, allowing them to be both confident and profoundly humble.
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