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Personal Power

Question

What does the Torah say about developing personalpower over life?

Answer

The Torah encourages self-control (Who is mighty? He who conquers his inclinations: Mishnah Avos 4:1) and values the spiritual over the physical (Not by strength, but by My spirit: Zechariah 4:6).