Dvarim links blessings and curses to Israel's closeness to God and Torah in their land. By doing His Will and studying His Torah, we indeed find our true selves, can truly do our own thing, freed from our self-destructive impulses . The free flowing fringes of the tallit must be longer than its preceding knots, symbolic of God's commandments. So Rav A. Y. Kook warns pupils to judge their masters critically, for they're likely to copy their faults and lacks.
Unenforceable judgements are worthless.
Abarbanel, K'Tav V'Kabbala, and Torah Tmimah cite Jer. God doesn't order you to follow any particular rabbi. Henkin notes a general consensus as to the great scholars of the generation. An underlying premise in Israel's Hasidic world is that a wife must obey her husband's orders and grant his wishes. I hope to further develop this theme and invite reader's comments and sources.