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Rabbi Tarfon abandoned his holdings in order to devote himself to
Torah study.
Why were the blessings and curses given on mountains? The Yetzer Hara
is compared to a mountain, which seems insurmountable from afar. Once
one has approached it, though, he sees it is nothing but crushable grains
of sand.

The Torah was given on Har Sinai for the very same reason. The main
emphasis of the Yetzer Hara is in the area of bitul Torah. One must
engage him head-on in battle, grinding him to a fine powder. “See, I present before you today a blessing and

“It shall be that when Hashem, your G-d, brings you to the Land to a curse”
which you come.” The letters of the word (to which) can be (Devarim 11:26)
transposed to spell the word (Moshe). Moshe’s spirit would
continue to accompany the nation in Eretz Yisrael and infuse them with
the energy to cling to Hashem and His Torah. Moreover, the letters of
the word also spell (Hashem). Whoever learns Torah merits
Hashem’s Presence.

The Yetzer Hara is compared, at times, to the Mountain of Curse (Mount
Eval), and, at times, to the Mountain of Blessing (Mount Gerizim). He
sometimes confronts a person through evil and curse, and sometimes,
through sweet talk and blessing, encouraging him to do mitzvot for the
purpose of self-aggrandizement.