The evil inclination rules only over what one's eyes see

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The evil inclination rules only over what one's eyes see

The evil inclination rules only over what one's eyes see

A person's evil inclination grows stronger and is more likely to influence them when they see something with their own eyes. When temptation is distant from sight, the evil inclination has less impact.

(Rava said: 'It is a tradition that the evil inclination rules only over what one's eyes see' - Sotah 8a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין יֵצֶר הָרַע שׁוֹלֵט אֶלָּא בְּמַה שֶׁעֵינָיו רוֹאוֹת

Definition (Hebrew)

יֵּצֶר הָרָע שֶׁל הָאָדָם מִתְחַזֵּק כְּשֶׁרוֹאָה אֶת הַדָּבָר עַצְמוֹ בְּמוֹ עֵינָיו. כַּאֲשֶׁר הַפִּתּוּי רָחוֹק מֵהָעַיִן אֲזַי יֵשׁ לְיֵצֶר הָרָע פָּחוֹת הַשְׁפָּעָה עַל הָאָדָם.

("הָאמֶר רַבָּא: גְּמִירֵי,דְּאֵין יֵצֶר הָרָע שׁוֹלֵט אֶלָּא בְּמַה שֶּׁעֵינָיו רוֹאוֹת"-סוֹטָה ח ע"א)

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