Daily Tanya

The radience of the Supernal Wisdom illuminates through the laws in it's purest form. Not only does physicality of the law not block it's intensity, in fact, it reflects it's innate power.

Everything is created from G-d's wisdom. Intellectually created love and awe are also considered creations. As the spark and spirit of the soul. The laws of the commandments however, are G-dliness itself, albeit enclothed in the G-dliness, unlike other creations.

Torah study and prayer can only grasp G-d's existence, but with the fulfillment of the commandments we are able to grasp G-d's essence. This is because of the pattern of descent of G-dly energy into this physical lower world. Contained in the lowest manifestation of physicality is an emanation of G-dly energy that is only tapped into through physical action.

How to extract the hidden sparks from the world of chaos. By fulfilling the commandments a Jew connects to the essence of G-d.

Invalid prayer- or Torah study for self agrandizement or money, their prayer or Torah is with selfish motives, and becomes stuck in evil. When someone who prays an invalid prayer, but then prays with real intent, the prayers are then elevated. However, with all of this, even one who feels no love or fear of G-d in Torah study or without inspiriation in prayer, their love for G-d is latent. Similar...

Where do prayers go, if they have no intent?

This is the beginning of the final part of Tanya. They are 9 analysis of Kaballistic topics brought in Tanya. This particular writing refers to something written in Chapter 40. The reference is to wings, and how love and awe are wings to the Mitzvos that add leverage and ability to rise.

This is a blessing to all of the communities who are organizing the charities for Israel. There is so much greatness in doing good, but especially inspiring others to do good.

The energy of G-d within the soul of man, would be completely subsumed by the Eternal light, if not for it's garments.

The laws of the Oral Torah, are called the "Crown". As a woman is called the "crown" to her husband, so is the Oral Law to the Written Law.

A Tzaddik's life is replete with love and fear of G-d. The soul of the Tzaddik continues to nourish those of his disciples after his life even more than during his lifetime.

This is a letter of condolence to the Chassidim of Reb Mendel of Vitebsk

Illuminating a puzzling statement of the Zohar regarding the revealed/outer dimension of Torah being termed "The Tree of Good and Evil" versus the esoteric/inner dimension being termed "The Tree of Life"

How can we say that a part of Torah, namely, the laws, is on the level of the Tree of Knowledge

The Alter Rebbe admonishes those who engage in idle talk (not words of Torah) before or after prayer

SImilarly, one who desecrates the name of Hashem in public, in which Hashem's name is humiliated, the humilitation is so much greater.

If one is studying alone, the light that is coming down is finite and within his abilites, however, when one studies Torah among a multitude, the light is far greater and limitless.

Should one ask the Rebbe advice about materialistic things.?

If one pledged the money for tzedaka, it is suggested to divide the payments into monthly payments, both gaining the benefit of swiftness in doing a Mitzvah, and the continuous act, which creates a refinement of the soul.

On every level of creation, you have the transcendent light of G-d that is equal, and the beam of light that radiates within, comes forth within letters, allowing for finite and diverse creation. This is how the infinite creates finite diversity.

We have four levels of spiritual worlds. Atzilus is the closest to Hashem. The three lower worlds follow. The union in these worlds exist between the emotive attributes with sovereignty, the feminine dynamic, from which creation emerges. Their power to create, comes from Hashem.

Only the lower four Supernal Sefirot can extend to the lower worlds. Letters include both unique life force from Hashem as well as the physical sound that they make, combining to create words and meaning. Words, similarly, are rooted in thought, and physically evolve into words that are made of sounds.

Infinity of G-d's will, becomes finite, when the Seminal Wisdom becomes vested in all of the vessels. Similar to how our soul becomes limited, yet expressed, by the garments of the soul; thought speech and action. While it emanates from the vastness of the soul, small action is the most distant emanation possible of itself. Torah, as it relates to the physicality of the world is the manifestation...

All levels of G-d have both an inner dimension, and then the way that we can relate with it intellectually.

What is the reward in the world To Come? This is explained, and more