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The Ten Steps
Step 10 - Holiness
This is our penultimate goal. Beyond this there is only union with
the Deity. Holiness is the constant adherence to the Godly and the constant
avoidance of the negativity of the mundane. Like Separation, this does not imply
cutting oneself off from society. Judaism has always frowned on those people who
avoid temptation by cutting themselves off from it. This is seen as a negative
path as the "hermit" is not actively striving for perfection but passively
hoping perfection will arrive. The Jew and the kabbalist are both required to
participate actively in society. It is the nature of that participation that
sets apart the sinner from the saint.
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