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Mesilat Yesharim

מְסִלַּת יְשָׁרִים

Ramchal's ethical work, organized as a progression of traits based on a teaching of Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair.

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Chapter guides

Mesilat Yesharim Chapter 1 - A Person's PurposeThe opening chapter of Mesilat Yesharim defines the work's central question: what is a person's purpose, and how should daily choices serve that purpose rather than distract from it?

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