In chapter 2 we learn that the Yetzer HaRa is not merely a negative drive that encourages us to sin. The Yetzer HaRa also uses Pharaoh's tactics, keeping us constantly busy and distracting us, so we won't have the time or the presence of mind to examine our lives.
Question: How desperate is the Yetzer HaRa? If all else fails, would the Yetzer HaRa keep us busy with mitzvos and Torah learning? I was taught that Yetzer HaRa tries to distract us from learning Torah. It seems that sometimes quite the opposite may be true.
Yetzer Hara's Distractions with Talmud Torah- What a kasha! I applaud thinking creatively about that the idea that the rote performance of Mitzvot and the uncritical review of factual aspects of Halacha or even Torah, could become a distraction from the basic underlying purpose, being a deeper and more intimate relationship with the Ribono Shel Olam
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