Say you boasted about your great job to a friend. The friend gave you ayin harah. Does this ayin harah expire eventually or does it last forever?
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There are customs that speak of ways to cancel ayin harah, if that is what you mean.– sabbahillelCommented Dec 11, 2015 at 14:44
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@sabbahillel judaism.stackexchange.com/q/31723 judaism.stackexchange.com/q/3460– msh210 ♦Commented Dec 11, 2015 at 15:38
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It lasts until the person who became jealous does teshuvah and instead becomes happy for his friend's success. This is because an ayin hara` is an idiom for someone having negative thoughts motivated by qinah and himudh toward his fellow. The popular mystical conception is a mis-conception. Kol tuv.– user3342Commented Dec 11, 2015 at 15:50
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@Maimonist what does himudh mean?– Ani YodeaCommented Dec 11, 2015 at 15:51
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@Maimonist, what do you mean when you say "The popular mystical conception is a mis-conception."?– Ani YodeaCommented Dec 11, 2015 at 15:55
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