Musar for Berakhot 35:7
התם תוך ארבע [אמות] הוא דאסור חוץ לארבע אמות חייב דאמר מר מת תופס ד' אמות לק"ש הכא חוץ לד' אמות נמי פטור:
In this latter case, within four cubits [of the grave] it is forbidden, but beyond that limit, he is under the obligation ; for the teacher has said : A dead body affects four cubits with regard to the reading of the Shema'. But here [in the case of a mourner or watcher], even beyond the limit of four cubits he is exempt.
Mesilat Yesharim
They further said: "if a man was carrying [a sefer Torah] from one place to another, he should not put it in a saddle-bag and place it on his donkey and ride on it. Rather, he should carry the scroll on his lap" (Berachot 18a).
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