tanya

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chapter 35

A Comfort for the Beinoni

Since managing the inner conflict between the souls is a lifelong struggle for the beinoni, he may question if his mode of serving G-d actually …

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chapter 36

The Purpose of Creation

The purpose of all creation is that there be this physical world, the place of ultimate concealment, where G-d desires to be revealed most of …

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chapter 37

Perfecting the World Through Mitzvos

The process through which the physical world is transformed into the place where G-d's Essence will be revealed, is the physical performance of mitzvos using …

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chapter 38-40

Action and Feeling

Action and feeling are like body and soul. The feeling (kavanah) with which a mitzvah is performed intensifies its impact.

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chapter 41

Awe and Love

In order to develop sufficient feelings of awe and love to serve G-d, one must meditate on such subjects that lead to these feelings.

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chapter 42

Moshe and Daas

Is awe of G-d a small matter? Yes, for Moshe it is--and for the "spark" of Moshe within each of us, namely, the faculty of …

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chapter 43-44

Various Levels and Types of Love and Awe

The lower level of awe is necessary in order to do mitzvos; the higher level of awe comes as a result of doing mitzvos. "Ahavah …

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chapter 45-47

Mercy and Reciprocal Love

Arousing mercy for the plight of the G-dly soul is a means for generating love for G-d (Ch. 45.) "As water reflects a face so …

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chapter 48-49

More Reciprocal Love

In order to create finite worlds, G-d concealed His infinite light through the process of tzimtzum (Ch. 48.) If G-d contracted His light for us, …

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chapter 50

A Love Like Gold

All forms of love studied until now are from the "right side" which represents "chesed." This unique love, "the love like gold," however, is from …

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chapter 51-53

Be the Light

Returning to the metaphor of the wick, the oil, and the flame (ch. 35) we explain how it is that we reveal G-d's Presence in …