PAA (and others):
Even according to this Sefer Chareidim, he doesn’t propose to create an unhealthy balance between “chibas E”Y” and the mitzvos. He doesn’t write that one should sacrifice his ruchnius for the sake of “chibas E”Y” or living there.
My question in my previous post remains.
Again, even Rabbi Schachter of YU noted that if a person’s ruchnius, chidren’s chinuch, etc. will be better outside of E”Y then he should NOT move to E”Y but remain in chutz laAretz.
The bottom line is that it would be foolish for one’s spiritual health and priorities to instill “Ahavat E”Y” without first consulting a posek or LOR to determine if such a thing should be done and, if it should be done, then by what parameters.