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Musar for Exodus 30:32

עַל־בְּשַׂ֤ר אָדָם֙ לֹ֣א יִיסָ֔ךְ וּבְמַ֨תְכֻּנְתּ֔וֹ לֹ֥א תַעֲשׂ֖וּ כָּמֹ֑הוּ קֹ֣דֶשׁ ה֔וּא קֹ֖דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃

Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.

Mesilat Yesharim

And our sages of blessed memory said of Moshe and Aharon regarding the "anointment oil" with which Moshe anointed Aharon, that they feared perhaps they would transgress somehow by using it unlike its commandment, for it was stated "It shall not be poured upon the flesh of a man" (Shemot 30:32). Thus our sages said (Horayot 12a):
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Mesilat Yesharim

Thus, we see that just like much contemplation is the way to acquire constant fear, so too interruption of thought and idleness of study is its greatest detriment, whether this is due to preoccupations or will - every interruption of thought is a nullification of the constant fear.
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