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=== "A person should not depart from his friend except with a matter of halacha" === In the fifth chapter, it states that a person should not depart from his friend except with a matter of halacha that does not involve Torah debate. The reason for this is because through debate in Torah study, there is a heating of the blood, as the Gemara states, "It is the Torah that heats him up." Although the warmth comes as a result of Torah study, since it comes as a result of the person's debate and his own reasoning, the dialogue can lead to personal statements unrelated to the topic being discussed and to personal rivalry, since the Torah is clothed in intellect and the animal soul. Therefore, the greater the reasoning coming from the animal soul, the greater the sense of self. Despite dealing with Divine intellect, it can lead to a situation of the greatest separation and division from the path of the King, King of the world. Obviously, if one departs from his friend in such a state, it can lead to division, for pride is the source of all bad traits in the world. The same applies when discussing "a person departing from his friend" regarding the Supernal Man. When a person studies, as is known, he needs to begin his studies with an attitude of self-nullification and learning for its own sake, and afterwards he needs to depart and go to study with understanding and comprehension. Then he should not depart completely to study his own reasoning, but should strive to know the truth and the decided halacha. In such a situation, when he is concerned that the decided halacha might not align with the Supernal Will, he has a special submission and desire to reach the decided halacha, and therefore his manner of study is different, and he will not refrain from acknowledging the truth and saying "I was mistaken." This matter is not brought in the Shulchan Aruch, like many things that, since they were not rooted in the general Jewish community, are not brought as halacha in the Shulchan Aruch.
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