#Dafyomi (28a - b) Thought for the day:

"כׇּל תַּלְמִיד שֶׁאֵין תּוֹכוֹ כְּבָרוֹ, לֹא יִכָּנֵס לְבֵית הַמִּדְרָשׁ."

"Every student whose inner self is not as his outer shall not enter the Beit Midrash."
Hypocrisy is the greatest barrier to learning. Why? Because essentially all real learning is transformation. One who does not know themselves, or is not honest with themselves will never truly learn because they are unable to be changed - first know thyself, then change yourself. This is the learning of the Beit Midrash. The text is holy - not because each text contains truth, but because each sugya (conversation) is a gateway to the soul.
May we all be blessed with self-awareness so that we too may experience the transformation of learning.