Daily Tanya

Letter 17. When we pull out passion from our hearts to those who need it, G-d awakens His own compassion towards the compassionate. The world to come, not Garden of Eden, rather it is a spiritual reality that transcends human intellect.

The sublime nature of the G-dly souls found within every Jew emanates from the "breath" of G-d. Even the lowest soul is emanating from a manifestation of the highest levels of G-dly attributes.

There are ten Divine Attributes within which G-d invested His Infinity, G-d's light in a vessel, which colors and flavors the light in a certain energy stream. These are the structure of creation. Each vessel or attribute are found on all four spiritual realms of creation They are found within the person themselves. By accessing these attributes within me, I can touch the source, within G-d. From...

Studying Torah brings about peace. Acts of charity, too, helps not only bring world peace, but also a peace within ourselves, aiding us in the ability of refining our animal soul, bringing peace between body and soul.

The peace made between the two opposing angels is made because of a high supernal light that causes the differences between the two to fade in His countenance. Giving charity with a kind countenance, arouses an intense illumination from above.

Torah comes from lofty reallity, yet can only be actualized with physicality.

The Kindness of G-d is endless. This section deals with the questions on the verse. When we let the kindness flow, it elicits G-ds kindness.

How fortunate are we! Fortune refers to He has no part in the G-d of Israel. How can one have a part in G-d? What is a portion?

The ultimate purpose of this world, to acquire as many commandments.

The Alter Rebbe requests that the Shaliach Tzibbur who stands at the podium to represent the community in prayer should be one who has time and patience to pray without being rushed.

Through the loins, the head and the arms are strengthened. The involvement of the study of the oral Torah, we nourish the soul's faith by elaborating on G-d's will

The basis for this lower level of Teshuvah is in prayer

The power to attain the above mentioned higher levels is only because of a revelation from above, elicited by my actions which stimulate a G-dly response and embrace.

As we continue to transgress, we continue to block G-dliness out.

The inner breath that is constantly flowing can be obstructed by transgression

The amounts of time someone must fast, varies according to the transgression. Giving Tzedaka is also comparable in it's atonement power.

Fasting can also be used as a gift offering, an appeasement worship to rectify a wrongdoing

Tanya for the 9th of Tammuz ט' תמוז

Tanya for the 10th of Tammuz 'י תמוז

The various contractions aid in the infinite light of Hashem to reveal G-dliness even to the point of CHochma.

G-d's Chochma, the source of everything, the first primary source of revelation. In our souls as well, Chochma is the origin point, until we come to the by-product- action. By G-d however, Chochma would be compared to our action, meaning, it is a by-product, many steps removed from the origin point. In fact, our action is not even as far removed from our initial point. We are finite beings with fi...

The relationship of G-d to this world is unaffected by physicality, unlike the relationship of a soul to the body.

Constriction, Tzimtzum, is mistakenly conceptually understood that there is a space created void of G-dliness. However, after understanding G-d's omnipotent wisdom, it is clear that no place is empty of G-d.

What you're looking at in the physical world, what you see is a product of the contraction of G-d.

"You shall know today that ... there is nothing but Him." Every G-dly attribute has a seemingly opposite G-dly ability to be nullified to and even blended with.