Musar for Chagigah 32:11
אמר רב שמן בר אבא א"ר יוחנן לעולם אל תהא שבות קלה בעיניך שהרי סמיכה אינה אלא משום שבות ונחלקו בה גדולי הדור
Rav Shemen the son of Abba said, "Rabbi Yochanan said, 'A [Rabbinical law regarding] rest should never be light in your eyes, for [the prohibition of] leaning [on the chagigah-offering] is only because of rest, and the greatest of the generation argued about it.'"
Mesilat Yesharim
Even matters of Shevut (Resting), despite that they are Rabbinical, are nevertheless important principles as the Sages said: "Never let [the principle] of Shevut (Rest) be light in your eyes. For the laying on of the hands [on a sacrifice for a Festival-day] is [prohibited] only on account of Shevut, yet the greatest men of the age debated therein" (Chagigah 16b).
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