Episode 82 - The Cosmic Accounting: What Your Resistance Reveals About Your Soul

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Why do righteous people suffer while the wicked prosper? This timeless question touches the core of our spiritual beliefs and challenges our faith in divine justice. Today's exploration reveals there are billions of potential answers—as many as there have been souls throughout human history.
Drawing from Jewish spiritual wisdom, we unpack how reincarnation creates a complex spiritual accounting system that spans multiple lifetimes. Each of us returns to improve ourselves, fix character flaws, and fulfill commandments we've yet to master. The Torah and its mitzvot (commandments) aren't just rules—they're transformative tools designed to refine our character and elevate our souls to entirely new levels.
But how do you discover what your specific soul needs to fix? Pay attention to resistance. When certain mitzvot feel impossibly difficult—whether giving charity, keeping kosher, or maintaining consistent prayer—that resistance signals precisely where your soul needs growth. These challenging areas deserve your deepest commitment because they address fundamental deficiencies in your spiritual development. Meanwhile, practices that come easily likely represent areas you've already mastered in previous existences.
The suffering we experience might serve as payment for past actions or as an exchange for greater rewards—both in this world and the next. By facing challenges with acceptance and love, we elevate ourselves to higher spiritual levels. Your struggles aren't random punishment—they're opportunities for profound soul refinement.
Ready to transform your relationship with life's challenges? Listen now to discover how your spiritual resistance contains the roadmap to your soul's evolution. And remember: once you conquer what feels impossible, "the world opens up to you."

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Chapters

1. Welcome to the Trust Factor (00:00:00)

2. Why Righteous Suffer, Wicked Prosper (00:08:21)