Katnus: The Sacred Struggle | The 9 Days

In this shiur, Rav Dov Ber Cohen teaches on the inner experience of katnus — the spiritual state of smallness and disconnection that visits every sincere person on the path of avodah. Rather than treating disconnection as failure, he frames it as the beginning of the next level, a sign that one chapter of growth has closed and a new one is opening. At the heart of the teaching is the concept of da'at: not merely what the mind knows, but the living bridge between intellect and heart. Rav Dov Ber explores why emunah can sit fully formed in the mind while barely touching the emotional life, and how breath, speech, and repetition can gradually carry truth downward into the neshama. He speaks with honesty about the yetzer hara's subtlest move — convincing us that disconnection is permanent — and offers a compassionate, grounded alternative: to stay in motion, to begin again, and to resist both the illusion of arrival and the despair of never arriving. Living in Tune with Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen Mindfulness, Torah wisdom, and inner work for a calmer, more aligned life. Courses & Resources - Living in Tune - 8-Week Foundational Mindfulness Course https://www.rabbidovber.org Join the WhatsApp Community https://bit.ly/4qtfv3p Contact: [email protected]