Tanya classes – Rabbi Krasnianski: The Book of the Intermediates (Likutei Amarim) ch. 21-30

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For even the most dispassionate and cloistered of men must often engage in battle with his evil inclination, both in the area of 6 “doing good” and in that of “turning away from evil,” as the Alter Rebbe goes on to illustrate The post Chapter 30 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In ch. 29 the Alter Rebbe discussed various means of overcoming timtum halev — the state of insensitivity in which one’s heart is dull, and unresponsive to his contemplation of G‑d’s greatness. All these methods are aimed at crushing one’s spirit, whereby one crushes The post Chapter 30 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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והנה כל מה שיאריך בעניינים אלו במחשבתו, וגם בעיונו בספרים, להיות לבו נשבר בקרבו, ונבזה בעיניו נמאס ככתוב, בתכלית המיאוס, ולמאס חייו ממש, הרי בזה ממאס ומבזה הסטרא אחרא ומשפילה לעפר ומורידה מגדולתה וגסות רוחה וגבהותה, שמגביה את עצמה על אור קדושת נפש האלקית להחשיך אורה The post Chapter 29 – Part 4 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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ובפרט כשיזכור טומאת נפשו בחטאת נעורים, והפגם שעשה בעליונים, ושם הוא למעלה מהזמן, וכאלו פגם ונטמא היום, חס ושלום, ממשEspecially so, if he calls to mind the contamination of his soul with the sin of youth, and the blemish he has wrought thereby in The post Chapter 29 – Part 3 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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This means that one must crush the sitra achra and cast it to the ground by setting aside appointed times for humbling oneself and considering himself 4 “despicable and contemptible,” as it is written. The post Chapter 29 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In ch. 26 the Alter Rebbe stated that both depression and dullness of heart produce a state of sluggishness which prevents a person from overcoming the evil inclination of the animal soul. He therefore outlined in chs. 26-28 methods of overcoming depression arising from various causes. In this chapter the Alter The post Chapter 29 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In the previous chapter the Alter Rebbe taught that the Beinoni should not be distressed by the occurrence of sinful thoughts in his mind. On the contrary, he ought to rejoice, for by repulsing these thoughts and promptly averting his mind from them, he The post Chapter 28 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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ושני מיני נחת רוח לפניו יתברך למעלהFor there are two kinds of Divine pleasure:אחת, מביטול הסטרא אחרא לגמרי, ואתהפכא ממרירו למתקא ומחשוכא לנהורא, על ידי הצדיקים The post Chapter 27 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In the previous chapter the Alter Rebbe stated that sadness hinders one’s service of G‑d in general, and his battle with the Yetzer Hara in particular. He therefore discussed means of overcoming sadness caused by material concerns, and by The post Chapter 27 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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The Alter Rebbe now goes on to discuss a different type of sadness, that caused by one’s failings in matters of the spirit.אך העצבות ממילי דשמיא, צריך לשית עצות בנפשו ליפטר ממנהAs The post Chapter 26 – Part 3 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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והנה עצה היעוצה לטהר לבו מכל עצב ונדנוד דאגה ממילי דעלמא, ואפילו בני חיי ומזוניSound advice has been offered by our Sages on cleansing one’s heart of all sadness and any trace of worry about mundane matters, even The post Chapter 26 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In the previous chapters, the Alter Rebbe explained how it is “very near to you,” i.e., how it is very easy and accessible to every Jew to serve G‑d with love and awe. He stated that this can be accomplished either by creating a love and The post Chapter 26 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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The discussion until now centered on the category of “turning away from evil.” The Alter Rebbe showed how one could utilize his hidden love of G‑d in refraining from sin. He now goes on to the category of “doing good,” discussing the use of the hidden love in leading one to perform all the positive […] The post Chapter 25 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In this chapter the Alter Rebbe concludes the discussion begun in ch. 18. There, he began to explain the verse, “For this thing is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it,” meaning that to serve G‑d out The post Chapter 25 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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ומה שפיקוח נפש דוחה שאר עבירות וגם יעבור ואל יהרגTrue, we find a principle that saving a life overrides other prohibitions though not the prohibition of idolatry; so too the law sometimes calls for The post Chapter 24 – Part 3 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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אבל באמת לאמיתו, אפילו עבירה קלה, הרי העוברה עובר על רצון העליון, ברוך In truth, however, even he who commits a minor sin transgresses the Divine Will,והוא בתכלית הפירוד מיחודו ואחדותו יתברך The post Chapter 24 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In ch. 18 the Alter Rebbe began to explain how it is very near and accessible to each of us to serve G‑d out of a feeling of love and awe, by means of awakening the hidden love latent in us all. To clarify how this The post Chapter 24 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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The Alter Rebbe has thus far discussed two levels of union with the Divine Will, one analogous to the chariot and its rider, and the second, to the unity of body and soul. Both these levels of unity are achieved by performing the mitzvot. He now goes on to describe a third and higher The post Chapter 23 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In the previous chapters the Alter Rebbe explained that from G‑d’s perspective nothing is ever separate from Him. For the Divine “Word” which creates everything is unlike a word spoken by a human being. The latter becomes separated from the speaker, while the former remains The post Chapter 23 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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והנה רצון העליון בבחינת פנים הוא מקור החיים המחיה את כל העולמותNow, the Supernal Will, of the quality of “Countenance”, i.e., the inner aspect of G‑d’s Will, which is directed toward the ultimate object of G‑d’s desire, is the The post Chapter 22 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In the previous chapter the Alter Rebbe contrasted human speech and Divine speech. He pointed out that human speech is marked by two characteristics: (1) it reveals to the hearer that which was previously hidden in the speaker’s thoughts; (2) the spoken word becomes a distinct entity, separate from the speaker The post Chapter 22 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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והרי דבורו ומחשבתו כביכול מיוחדות עמו בתכלית היחוד, דרך משל כמו דבורו ומחשבתו של אדם בעודן בכח חכמתו ושכלוThus, G‑d’s speech and thought are united with Him in absolute union, just like the speech and thought of man before he The post Chapter 21 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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והנה מדת הקב״ה שלא כמדת בשר ודםNow 1 the nature of the Divine order is not like that of a human being, a creature of flesh and blood. Therefore human terms cannot The post Chapter 21 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.