Daily Tanya

The refinement of the sparks of the world of chaos

This portion begins with chapter 40. A layer of evil can trap a commandment when it is fulfilled with either improper or insufficient intent. The way to release the Mitzvah's energy is by having intent upon it's subsequent fluff

The commandment becomes trapped in the personal evil of man. This happens when a person fulfills the Mitzvah for the wrong intentions, such as financial gain, or personal aggrandizement, or honor. Eventually, all Mitzvot carry holiness that can be released by its fulfillment at a subsequent time with appropriate intent.

There are varying levels of fulfilling a commandment without intent. 1. Out of habit Doing Mitzvot out of habit contains no negative or egotistical intention. It is merely what occurs when one has grown accustomed to fulfilling a particular commandment, and naturally, it has inadvertently become a meaningless routine.

Fulfilling commandments with intent raises the commandments to a higher spiritual world.

The world of Atzilut, is a world of complete nullification to G'd.

The soul ascends when it connects to Hashem, by means of the level of Neshama, the intellectual level of the soul. The lower garden of Eden contains the lower level emotions.

The service of man is so much greater than that of an angel.

Intent on the level of animal causes a great desire to be one with G-d

The power of intent is bestowed upon us by G-d, that man can place meaning into action and make it so much more powerful.

The difference between the G-dliness brought down via intent, and via physical action is explained.

When one does a commandment without intent, it is compared to a body without a soul, and vice versa. Every energy that enters this world has to penetrate Klipas Noga.

In blessed memory of Yaakov Aryeh Ben Avrohom. The two parts of prayer: Utterance of the words, and intent. Both are essential. Moving your lips is a form of action and is a Mitzvah in itself.

Commandments are the most poignant in bringing the presence of G-d down upon this earth. The study of Torah is calling G-d's name. Prayer is calling G-d, but not as directly as Torah study.

Tzedakka and Torah both are of equal importance. However, the level of G-dly connection one experiences during study is superior and vital. There is a law that if one is studying Torah, and a Mitzvah opportunity arises, one must stop studying and do the action. If there is someone else who can fulfill the action, one should keep studying, as long as the action is done. In a world where the action...

Isn't the study of Torah "equivalent to all"? Is it greater than charity? Torah, qualitatively, is superior. Transforming the complete animal soul is close to impossible. However, for the duration of the Torah study, the animal intellect is completely transformed during the time of Torah study.

Charity, Tzedakka is referred to as "The Mitzvah" because it is the highest form of transforming the physical to the G-dly.

Every commandment we do and refrain from transgression, we weaken the evil and usher in a world of no evil. All souls have descended great heights to reach the physical realm. All of this painful journeying is for the purpose of connecting the physical to G-d. The world needs the energy of the soul. Ultimately the soul is enabled higher levels of consciousness and power because of these trials and...

Creating the Messiah through our actions, transferring the mundane to the G-dly realm will obliterate evil. Evil feeds off of G-dliness. Once all of the admixtures of G-dliness and evil is transformed and elevated to G-dly, evil no longer has a life source.

This continues the guidance of the Tanya in transforming this world into a Messianic world.

This begins Chapter 37. The days of Mashiach is the ideal revelation of G-dliness within the physical world. This era is ushered in by means of our work with physicality during the time of exile. Shifting physicality to G-dliness is facilitated by our fulfillment of the commandments and exertion in Torah studies.

In the times of Messiah, G-d will be completely revealed as in the time of the Giving of the Torah. Our physical eyes saw G-d.

This begins Chapter 36 which deals with the purpose of creation, to create a dwelling place for G-d in this lower physical world. It is G-d's desire.

The animal soul's emotions are asleep when the Mitzvah is fulfilled. The other powers of the animal soul are directly connecting to and reflecting the Oneness of Hashem when a Mitzvah is done. This uncovers the source and purpose of creation.

Chapter 36 of Tanya focuses on the word "la'asoso", to do it. Torah is a mental act, vs. a bodily act. Torah also draws down G-dliness to the soul, to the garment of thought and speech. When one commits a Mitzvah, however, your body and animal soul are involved as well. The G-dly souls directly affect the animal soul at the moment a divine commandment is fulfilled.