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@qwerty The Gemara says that Torah can be a Sam Hachaim or a Sam Hamoves. When people learn Torah that’s not appropriate for them it’s a Sam Hamoves.
interesting how you explain this gemarah. the arizal explained that without learning torah with love and fear of hashem which comes from learning kabalah or chassidus, and contemplating on the ideas then torah is sam hamaves, lo lishma. see קונטרס עץ החיים
see mifarshim on chagigah. the mishnah also says not to darshen on arayos to 3 people. so dont learn anything basiclly. no chumash, mishnah on arayos, no gemarah – cuz youll bump into that gemarah in megillah, no medrash?? sounds like the yevonim!