R'IYAH
EYESIGHT
B
1)The eye can only see what it is allowed to see. Even if the thing is
right in front of him, a person won't notice it unless Heaven first
grants him the right to see it.
2)The waning of the moon and its eclipse are damaging to those with
weak eyesight.
3)Sanctifying the New Moon is a segulah for curing weak eyesight.
4)The Midnight Lament is also a segulah for curing weak eyesight.
5)Soreness of the eyes comes because the person has made some vow.
6)Imposters cause those whom they deceive to suffer soreness of the
eyes.
7)When an important person suffers soreness of the eyes it is a sign
that either his son or his student has committed some sin.
8)One who closes his eyes so as not to look at evil is spared
embarrassment.
9)A person who is afraid of having immoral thoughts because of what he
sees while walking through the marketplace should recite the verse:
"Behold, the mighty ones will cry outside" (Isaiah 32:7). This will
save him from [the evil effects which come from] his eyes having
wandered.
10)Staring at an etrog is a cure for sore eyes.
11)When those with clear vision look at the knives used by ritual
slaughterers, they can see the vessels of the Holy Temple.
12)Those with clear perception can tell who a person's Torah teacher is
merely by looking at him, provided they already know what his rabbi
looks like. When a disciple learns the Torah's laws, his face takes
on a resemblance to the one teaching him. This is because the law is
the wisdom which makes a person's face shine. By receiving the
rabbi's wisdom he acquires a portion of his appearance, their
resemblance increasing with each additional law [the student
embraces].
13)Soreness of the eyes can sometimes be harmful.
14)Stealing damages one's eyesight.
REFUAH
HEALING
B
1)Know! Each and every grass has its own unique power to heal a
specific sickness. This is only for the person who did not guard his
faith and sexual purity, and did not keep from transgressing "Do not
despise any man" (Avot 4:3). However, one who has complete faith,
keeps the Covenant, and f ulf ills "Do not despise any man," his cure
is not dependent upon particular types of grasses. He is cured by all
foods and drinks in the aspect of "And your bread is blessed" (Exodus
23:25). He does not have to rely upon particular grasses to his
cured.
2)By deeply studying the Torah's mysteries, you can bring barren women
to bear children and heal serious diseases.
3)Salty things aggravate leprosy, whereas fresh water cures it. This is
alluded to in the verse (job 36:27) "When He diminishes the drops of
water" - in that leprosy comes from an imbalance of blood over water
in the body, then, "yazoku matar l'eydo - the rain is distilled into
His cloud," (the word yazoku, distilled, can alternatively be
understood as causing harm).
4)Staring at an etrog is a cure for sore eyes.
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