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Daily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 38, Part 3Yesterday we learned that every created being has a spark of G-d hidden within.
We are totally unaware of 😕 the G-dliness present within each of them.
Of course, there are differences in the kind of life force found in the various levels of creation.
Each level receives a different amount 🤏of light and energy
In *inanimate objects*, just a minute amount of divine energy trickles down. Its energy source is thoroughly and completely concealed.
In *plants*, the divine spark is not as hidden. Plants receive slightly more light and energy, which enables them to grow and reproduce
In *Animals*, the soul a...2023-03-2605 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 38, Part 2*A couple 🕵🏻♂️🧝♀️came to the marriage counselor hoping to improve their relationship*. The woman complained that her husband never bought her gifts 🎀which made her feel unloved.
The counselor explained to the husband the importance of gifts as tokens of love 💐 to the health of a relationship and exhorted him to buy his wife presents.
The next day, the man returned home with a large box full of all sorts of knick knacks 🎁 and chocolates.
"My dear ❤️," he said, "I bought you a huge selection of gifts so that any time that you feel the need, just go to the box and take one…"
To his com...2023-03-2603 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 37, Part 7*The Alter Rebbe and his son Rabbi Dovber, known as the Mitteler Rebbe, lived together in one multi-generational home 🏡.*
One night, Rabbi Dovber sat deeply engrossed in his learning in the same room as his baby, who was sleeping in its cradle 🧺. Somehow, the baby fell out of the cradle and began to cry 😭.
The baby’s wails filled the house, but Rabbi Dovber, completely immersed in his learning, heard nothing at all.
The Alter Rebbe was also awake that night, studying Torah in his room on the second floor of the home. He heard the baby’s cries and went to sooth...2023-03-2203 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 37, Part 6Imagine that an army needs to conquer as much enemy territory as possible. The battle strategists have 2 options to choose from:
They can conquer a large area 🗾, or, using the same amount of resources🏯, conquer a smaller, more strategic region which will be conducive for further expansion later on.
Which is better 🥸❔
Now, suppose you have a few free moments. You can either learn Torah 📖 or do a mitzvah (commandment).
Which should you choose 🤔?
On the one hand, the whole purpose of creation is specifically to fulfill G-d's will by observing His commandments. This is how you elevate your body and the entire un...2023-03-2104 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 37, Part 5What is so unique about charity 🤔? Our sages state that giving charity is *the most* important mitzvah that exists.
Now that we understand that the goal of the mitzvot is to elevate🪁 our bodies, animal souls 🐮, and the physical objects we encounter, we can also understand the unique significance of the mitzvah of charity.
Our sages state that giving charity "Equals all the other commandments combined". Charity requires us to sacrifice the thing most sensitive and precious to us – Our money. All other mitzvot require the use of a specific body part, and only for a limited amo...2023-03-2005 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 37, Part 3When Moshiach comes, the forces of impurity will no longer block and prevent the goodness and holiness from being expressed.
For example, non-Jews will no longer pressure the Jewish people to change their beliefs. Instead, they will recognize G-dliness and help the Jews fulfill their purpose🙏 of revealing G-d's light here in this world.
How will such a basic part of existence suddenly change 🧐?
Let us explore the source of energy for the kelipot, the forces that oppose G-liness:
Holiness gets its sustenance and existence *directly from G-d*.
Neutral forces, known as the Kelipot Nogah, (Shells of Light) are a mixtur...2023-03-1904 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 37, Part 2*"One of our jobs was to search for old shipwrecks 🛶🛥️⛴️,"* related one of the prisoners in the Soviet gulag to Rabbi Mendel Futerfas.
"Those boats carried lots of treasures and so when we would find one, we would need to raise it up ⚓ to the surface in order to salvage the cargo."
"How did you manage to do that🤔?" asked Rabbi Mendel curiously.
"Well, shlepping up the boat with one rope 🪝 wouldn't work because the boat could easily tilt and fall back into the water, and so we would send tens of divers 🤿🤿all the way down to the boat. They would find any sort o...2023-03-1705 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 37, Part 1The abode that G-d desires for Himself here in this physical world - He could have, theoretically, created it on His own! But He wants that we be the frontline workers that make it happen.
The times of Moshiach are not simply a reward for our contribution towards his arrival, like a salary for a loyal worker at the end of the month. Moshiach is a *direct result* of our efforts. It is a change that comes about *because we made it happen*. It is like a farmer who plows the earth, plants the seeds in the g...2023-03-1606 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 36, Part 1G-d desired to a have a home down here in this world.
G-d desired - A desire isn't a logical 🧠 thing. It simply exists. We aren't able to and aren't supposed to understand His reasoning.
A home - A place where it is comfortable for G-d to reveal His light, thus transforming this world into His home🏡.
Down here - This world is the end of the chain of worlds, each with different levels of revealed G-dly light.
Before creation, there was *only* the revealed infinite light of G-d shining 💫 everywhere _equally_ in all its glory...2023-03-1506 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 36, Part 2We learned the purpose of creation will be fulfilled when we will all see and experience G-dliness with our own eyes, here in this physical world. This will happen in the future - - - when Moshiach comes.
Although nowadays we can only dream about this, there actually was one occasion when the world experienced a taste of this. There was one time in history when G-d revealed His light and glory in this lowly world: *When He gave us the Torah on Mount Sinai.*
It was similar to viewing a sample house before paying the d...2023-03-1504 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 35, Part 5*Three individuals traveled together to the Rebbe:
The Chassid, the devotee of the Rebbe
The coachman
And the horse
All three are on the exact same trip, but each one has something completely different in mind:
The Chassid was meditating about his Rebbe and serving G-d✨ The Coachman was dreaming about the payment 💵 and bottle of vodka 🍾 he’d receive at the end of the trip, The horse was focused on the hay awaiting him at the end of the journey 🎋 Likewise, there are three partners in the performance of a mitzvah: - The “Chassid” - the...2023-03-1304 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 35, Part 4You live with 2 simultaneous realities:
Your body. That’s pretty straightforward
Your soul. That spark in you that strives for purpose and meaning
These 2 things are Complete opposites
The body enjoys eating, drinking, sleeping, lusting…
The soul has no interest in all that. She knows she is here for a reason and that there is purpose and meaning to life.
The question is - how can the soul convince the body to go along with her search and live her life accordingly? Is this even possible?
Bridging the gap between the bo...2023-03-1203 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 35, Part 3G-d’s most fervent desire is that this physical world 🌍become a place where He can reside openly; where all of creation will recognize Him as Creator and the Power 🌟 behind everything. This world, however, naturally conceals the presence of G-d 🌥️. Creations do not obviously demonstrate their spiritual origins and connection to G-d.
In order to access and maintain a connection 🔗with Him, we need to fulfill His commandments. The 613 commandments are G-d’s inner will and desire🌟🌟, the things He likes and that bring Him joy:
Tefillin🕴🏽⛩️🕴🏽,
Ritual hand washing🚰,
Tzitzit ⏸️⏸️ Etc
By fulfilling His will, you welcome His presence ✨ i...2023-03-1203 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 35, Part 2We left off yesterday with the analogy of an oil lamp 🪔:
Your body is the wick 〰️ G-d’s presence, is the flame 🔥 The oil that keeps the two connected are your good deeds 🙌🏻. But why can't your *divine soul* be the oil which connects the divine presence with your physical body?
In fact, here’s an even better question: Your soul itself is a piece of G-d🌟. Why isn't that enough by itself to connect you with G-d? Why do you need to fulfill 👐 commandments in order to connect with Him 🤷♀️❓❓
At first glance, what is closer to G-d - a soul or a mezuz...2023-03-1003 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 35, Part 1*What gets you up in the morning…*🙆🏻♀️❔
Or in other words…
What is the purpose of your life 🙄❔
The above question is not a purely philosophical 💭 question. It has a massive influence on how you live 🙌 your life.
If you are aware of what truly matters in life, you can choose how to best prioritize and focus your attention.
In order to answer the above question, take the time to reflect and ask yourself:
_When do you feel satisfied and fulfilled 🤩?_
_What makes your life meaningful?_
Unfortunately, life is mostly made up of mundane activities that don't particularly inspire or move you.
In the upcoming chapt...2023-03-0903 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 34, Part 2When you study Torah, you become G-d’s host. But what about a person who is occupied with his job, raising his family, and helping others, so he doesn’t have much time left to learn Torah? If, when a window of free time opens up, he makes use of the opportunity to study Torah, he proves that he _would have_ liked to spend more time studying Torah. Therefore, G-d considers his aspiration and desire to learn as if he had spent the time occupied with Torah. The Chassidim of the Alter Rebbe approached him with a similar complaint: thei...2023-03-0904 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 34, Part 1Faith can remain theoretical 🌀 or faith can infiltrate your entire being and impact your mindset and actions.
The thief 🕵️ who prays for success obviously believes in G-d, for if not, why pray? However, that faith hasn’t fully penetrated his heart and therefore, it doesn’t affect the way he leads his life.
It remains theoretical, like all those other things _you know about_, but whose knowledge hasn’t led you to change your habits…
Living in accordance with your beliefs is challenging!
In our history as a people, there were just a few lofty souls who lived in complete and exclusive ha...2023-03-0904 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 33, Part 3There is a second kind of joy ✌️that results from our faith in G-d. This is the joy that we receive because we know we’ve brought *G-d* to joy!
What gives God great joy and pleasure 🤔❔
In general, people get a kick out of things that are unexpected or novel 💥- out of the ordinary.
The Maggid of Mezritch, teacher of the Alter Rebbe, provided the following analogy:
There was once a king 🤴🏼who was looking for something that would amuse him. His servants brought before him a parrot 🦜 that could talk. The king really enjoyed the parrot 😍. Every day, the king would talk w...2023-03-0904 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 33, Part 2Just as a person is excited to receive a huge fortune as inheritance without an ounce of labor, we should be happy and appreciate the inheritance that our holy ancestors bequeathed to us.
We’ve received it without having to work 🥵 for it. It's part of our DNA.
What is it?
The knowledge that G-d is the one and only true existence and He is with us always!
What's so joyful about that?
So let's check together what a real joy is:
If joy is dependent upon money, health, talents, or even family (a loving spouse, healthy children)...
Then your happi...2023-03-0904 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 33, Part 1Anytime you’re feeling a bit anxious or down, there is a way to bring yourself to joy:
Meditation
In the beginning of the Tanya, the Alter Rebbe introduces the idea that there are two paths that bring us to love and joy in serving G-d.
The Long Path involves meditation.
There is no other way to achieve this love and joy.
For this reason, although much of the information below may not be new, the Alter Rebbe felt the need to “repeat it” - but this time as a meditation guide.
At the end of this process, your heart will b...2023-03-0905 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 32, Part 2There are people who do evil acts, even if they possess a divine soul. If you love him - does that mean you are endorsing his negative behavior?
It’s understood that you have to take a position against evil and not enable it. Evil should be hated❗
But how does this jibe with the true and deep love we are enjoined to have -*for every Jewish soul*_❓
The Alter Rebbe explains how we are to balance these opposing emotions:
_*Regarding what is written in the Talmud that whoever sees his friend sin is obligated to hate him, and also t...2023-03-0905 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 32, Part 1The Torah teaches us that true love is a love based on a spiritual bond. Each person possesses a soul, a deep core, that is beyond evaluation or grading. No human ☝️can ever judge 🙄 the value and greatness 😇of a soul which originates from G-d.
When you start to connect more to your own soul, your entire outlook towards other people undergoes a transformation 🙃. You begin to perceive them from a spiritual point view ✨👁️✨
You will no longer judge others by their externals, nor love a person because of their money, personality, or how they make you feel.
True love means looking *deeper...2023-03-0905 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 31, Part 4The formula to move past 💱sorrow and pain and reach a state of contentment is:
A conversation with yourself; talking to your heart 🫀
Firstly acknowledge the reality that you find yourself in:
“All those shortcomings and failures - are all true 👍. I really am in a negative state and I have done all those lowly, disgusting deeds - - -
But I didn't make myself 🙆♀️.
God created me this way.
He set up my circumstances to be exactly as they were and He created my personality - with all my flaws and shortcomings.
Here it’s ok to feel pain, to cry 😰😫:
But why ⁉️...2023-03-0104 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 31, Part 3Is there any relief and joy as great as the return of a loved one to his proper place???
Nothing is comparable.
True joy is the feeling of freedom to be who you truly are and live accordingly.
Ask any freed prisoner
Or even children, finally let out of school after a looooong day…
This pure joy is dependent upon no substance or outside influences. It’s nothing other than the ability to be yourself - and there is no greater feeling!
Similarly, the soul experiences no greater joy than the ability to break out of the confines of the body...2023-03-0104 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 31, Part 2The road to happiness comes gradually.
It’s a Step by Step process.
It requires reminding yourself - and thinking deeply about - three vital points, which will provide you with a double measure of comfort after the heartbreak.
Step One 🔸:
Acknowledge where you are at spiritually, admitting that _*In truth, without a doubt, I am very far from G-d, I am broken and abominable, etc."
But hey,
This is only one side of you: your body and animal soul!
There is another side to you - _*There is a real part of G-d within me… a divine soul*_
Although the div...2023-03-0104 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 31, Part 1In Chapter 26-28, we learned that it is possible to be joyful in any situation, no matter the circumstances.
In Chapters 29 and 30, we learned how to deal with feelings of numbness and indifference that result from negative influences and the forces of impurity covering your heart.
Today, we will tie these two topics together.
Sometimes, in order to crack something, you use the object itself.
It’s difficult to crack a nut using your bare fingers but strategically banging that walnut against another walnut will very effectively crack it.
The Talmud mentions how the handle for an ax used to ch...2023-02-2704 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya - Chapter 30, Part 1Arrogance, that feeling that you are better than another person, leads to coldness and indifference to their plight. This is another version of Timtum Halev - a dull, numb, and unfeeling heart.
This is the precise state of being that we just spent so much effort learning to eradicate!
In this chapter of the Tanya, the Alter Rebbe presents the correct attitude towards others that we need to inculcate within ourselves.
_*Be humble before all people*_
How is this possible 🤷♀️?
You’ve got to look at three other factors:
▪️ The overall trend - the direction ⬆️⬇️ the person is moving in.
Is he progressing ↗️or...2023-02-2405 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya - Chapter 29, Part 5Every single human being experiences challenges in different areas of life. Sometimes it seems that there is absolutely way out; no way to overcome the issue.
The source of all struggle and all difficulties is the “Other Side”.
“The Other Side” of what?
The other side of holiness; the forces of evil who oppose and deny G-dliness.
This term, originating from the Masters of Kabbalah as the go-to name for all things negative and evil.
But the good news is:
The “Other Side” really has no existence of its own!
For this reason, the forces of evil are compared to darkness.
Da...2023-02-2305 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya - Chapter 29, Part 4We’ve been discussing the concept of taking a
Cheshbon Henefesh, a personal accounting.
You do this when you are feeling numb, stuck, and indifferent towards spiritual pursuits.
When properly done, the result of this spiritual audit will shatter the rough exterior of your animal soul - its false sense of independence - in order for your divine soul to finally be able to shine through.
The longer you linger on these thoughts, the more you’ll begin to feel revulsion for the state you find yourself in.
This isn’t your true self! Driving your self-centeredness, disconnecting you from G-d, a...2023-02-2304 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 29, Part 3There is an additional concept to contemplate as part of your Cheshbon Hanefesh, personal accounting: the motives behind your actions, even positive actions!
Why is this important?
All permissible activities that you engage in….
If they are done for mundane purposes and not specifically as a way to connect with G-d, you’ve entered risky territory:
These deeds are not automatically evil, of course. Torah permits them, which means they can be used as a way to connect with G-d.
But they can also be misused, and that connects the doer with the forces of impurity and evil.
Anything that isn’...2023-02-2105 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 29, Part 2Yesterday we began learning about a strategy to reinspire and reignite a heart that has become cold and numb. The Zohar refers to this process as Shattering or reaching a state of Brokenheartedness.
Practically, how do you do this?
Think deeply about - don’t avoid! - the parts of you that have not yet healed, the areas that you struggle with, the aspects of yourself that you dislike admitting exist:
Your “self” that you identify with refers to your animal soul which stems from the forces of evil. That’s why you feel so distant from G-d.
You are strongly...2023-02-2006 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 29, Part 1At this point in Tanya, the theme changes a bit. The upcoming three chapters discuss three emotions that balance ⚖️, or counter, joy:
Broken-heartedness
Humility
Disenchantment or disillusion
… Which will then bring us back to our original theme: TRUE JOY!
It sometimes happens that your heart is so clogged and numb, that "It’s stiff as stone, tightly closed off to anything related to G-dliness".
In this chapter, with great sensitivity, the Alter Rebbe elaborates on the causes and ramifications of this reality, and provides a way to reinspire yourself and reconnect with G-d in a whole new way.
A person is compo...2023-02-1906 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 28, Part 2How should you contend with intrusive thoughts that enter your mind uninvited, confuse you, and don’t leave you alone?
Does it make a difference if these thoughts arise during prayer, as opposed to at any other random time?
When you pray, you connect yourself with a power greater than yourself - G-d! Annoyingly, and perhaps surprisingly, it is specifically at this time that most people struggle with invasive, distracting thoughts.
A common mistake that many people make is that they think foreign thoughts invalidate their prayers and that if they had prayed properly, these thoughts wouldn’t arise.
That woul...2023-02-1703 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 28, Part 1*”The front lines are different!” The lieutenant explains to his battalion.*
“All that we practiced until now - the exercises, the strategizing -
Was just a preparation for what you are going to experience during the real fighting.״
At the front, there is haze and confusion.
It’s not always immediately apparent who is a friend and who is a foe.
Life is always full of challenges, but prayer is the *front lines*.
You open up your prayer book, ready to really focus on the words and connect yourself with G-d when suddenly, you find yourself somewhere else 💭💭...
Planning your son’s Bar Mitzv...2023-02-1708 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 27, Part 3We said that when a person overcomes temptation and restrains his inclination, G-d derives great pleasure from this.
This doesn't mean that you can’t ever enjoy yourself, but rather, to wait just a bit ☺️ before indulging in that delicious, pleasurable, permissible treat.
Or
To restrain yourself a bit when you are indulging by not taking it all the way to the end or not filling every single one of your fantasies and desires.
The Talmud teaches that Torah scholars would eat lunch two hours after most other people had eaten. *The average person eats in the fourth hour. Sages eat in...2023-02-1606 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 27, Part 2The service of the Beinoni is not an IEP for those who, unfortunately, cannot be righteous. The pleasure that G-d receives each time a person overcomes a compulsion is a pleasure like no other! It is for _this_ reason that G-d created all the worlds!
Understanding the reality of the Beinoni - that he was born to struggle - raises a philosophical question:
How can we say a person has free choice, if he was created this way?
The Talmud states that before birth, an angel pronounces the future that awaits this child:
Rich/poor
Wise/gullible
Beautiful/homely…
But, de...2023-02-1506 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 26, Part 3Sometimes, something disturbs you more than a burning house which can be rebuilt…
You feel a sense of personal failure and guilt:
The _home_ isn’t destroyed; _you_ are 🫥!
What should you do when you feel guilt and pain regarding your spiritual state?
You can't even comfort yourself by declaring that everything is for the good…
Because _you’ve_ done something wrong. You’ve transgressed G-d's will. You have placed yourself into circumstances that are messed up and even evil.
What do you do then?
Even in such a case, the Alter Rebbe challenges us to maintain a joyful, open heart, with n...2023-02-1304 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 26, Part 2Even when facing challenges and difficulties that you don’t know how you will overcome, remember that G-d loves you and wants the best for you.
Painful experiences are, in essence, concealed goodness. They are somehow greater and better than the revealed goodness that we prefer to experience.2023-02-1205 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 26, Part 3Joy is key to a spiritual and meaningful life and you have to work to develop it. The only benefit to sadness it was emerges when you are finally done with it - and that is joy!2023-02-1203 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 25, Part 3Motivation is just as important as strength in overcoming struggle. How does the Shema prayer provide us with this mindset?2023-02-1205 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 25, Part 2How to obtain clarity and conviction in order to stand strong against temptation2023-02-1203 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 25, Part 1When we sin or act against what we know, deep down, is really right, it's most often due to the following rationalization: What's the big deal about doing this just one little time? Today segment discusses how to overcome this ploy of our animal soul...2023-02-0804 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 24, Part 3Are there "worse" and "not-so-bad" sins? What happens to your divine soul when you sin?2023-02-0703 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 24, Part 2Sinning isn't natural. It's an aberration, a form of temporary insanity. What can you do to prevent yourself from being overcome by those delusional thoughts that justify negative behavior?2023-02-0603 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 24, Part 1A person who sins is worse than the existence of evil itself. Evil was created by G-d and it just fulfills its role. A human being who sins, in contrast, is going against G-d and the purpose of his creation!2023-02-0504 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 23, Part 2Torah study creates the deepest possible connection to G-d and revelation of divine light - but we don't feel it. And that is precisely why this connection can occur.2023-02-0305 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 23, Part 1Mitzvot - the commandments from G-d - are like limbs of a body. They are an inseparable part of you that carry out your will and desire. The energy used to perform a mitzvah is likewise an inseparable part of G-d, the fulfillment of His innermost will and desire2023-02-0206 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 22, Part 2OTHER G-Ds: Why are they referred to with this name and how idolatry isn't so distant and foreign to each of us, after all2023-02-0103 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 22, Part 1The source and power of evil and why it even exists in the first place2023-01-3104 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 21, Part 2Why humankind feels independent from G-d and doesn't sense the G-dly enegy sustaining the universe2023-01-3005 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 21, Part 1Speech reveals thoughts. Creation is referred to in context of speech because it revealed G-d's desire to have a physical world in which He could reside2023-01-2903 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 20, Part 1Why those small struggles are just as impactful on your relationship with G-d as the big, vital struggles. And how it can be that nothing exists besides G-d2023-01-2704 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 19, Part 3How a threat to the divine soul kicks Chochmah back into action2023-01-2605 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 19, Part 2Why humility, self-effacement, open mindedness, and delayed gratification are prerequisites for wisdom and key to living a well-balanced, spiritually-attuned light2023-01-2505 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 19, Part 1How the divine soul is similar to a flame and why Chochmah, wisdom, is incomprehensible and somewhat contradictory2023-01-2404 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 18, Part 2The source of our innate faith in G-d: Chochmah - Wisdom. What is Chochmah and how does it work?2023-01-2305 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 18, Part 1Introduction to the short path towards spiritual growth: tapping in to the natural, inborn love for G-d that each Jew possesses. Also, the different levels of divine soul and where they originate from2023-01-2205 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 17, Part 2How to reboot your system and or your head back in control when bad habits and addictions hijack your brain, causing you to continue these destructive habits even though you know how harmful they are2023-01-2205 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 17, Part 1How to get your heart on board to do the things you know you need to do2023-01-2004 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 16, Part 2When to disregard your own senses and emotions and do what your brain tell you, even if it goes against your desire at the moment2023-01-1904 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 16, Part 1Why passion is so critical but why you should not worry if you can't seem to feel it2023-01-1805 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 15, Part 2The secret to staying youthful and vibrant, especially in our service of G-d, is to always innovate and grow ☘️🌳!
✔️ Constantly look out for ways to add to your spiritual repertoire and do more than what you’ve been doing until now - even though you’re already occupied with so many good things!2023-01-1704 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 15, Part 1The hidden benefit of internal struggle and how it can lead a person to a deeper, more passionate relationship with G-d2023-01-1606 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 14, Part 1The tools of the Beinoni - learning to avoid rationalization of negative behavior and to find pleasure meaning, not in physical pursuits2023-01-1405 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 13, Part 3Why we strive to improve ourselves when though we know that the conflict never really ends and we'll never become perfect2023-01-1303 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 13, Part 2The key self improvement is honesty: Never allowing yourself to become complacent with what you have achieved until now2023-01-1204 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 13, Part 1When the internal conflict is too strong and the Beinoni isn't sure he can withstand it, he reached out to G-d for assistance. G-d provides him with the strength he needs to overcome his inclinations2023-01-1105 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 12, Part 4How to control and redirect negative thoughts2023-01-1004 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 12, Part 3How prayer empowers your fight against the animal soul and why controlling your thoughts is essential2023-01-0904 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 12, Part 2The human head is located above the heart because we have the amazing, innate ability for our minds to control and direct our hearts2023-01-0803 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 12, Part 1Meet the Beinoni: The In-Between Guy. He struggles like everyone else, but he always overcomes it!2023-01-0604 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 11Acknowledging reality: The vast majority of people fall into the category of the Wicked Individual and live life filled with regrets2023-01-0603 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 10, Part 2The difference between a Completely Righteous Person and an Incompletely Righteous Individual2023-01-0504 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 10, Part 1The Righteous Person - what makes him unique and why he despises material pursuits so much2023-01-0404 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 9, Part 2The location of the battle between the Animal Soul and the Divine Soul, and their respective aims2023-01-0304 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 9, Part 1Where the headquarters of the Animal Soul and the Divine Soul are located and what difference it makes to us2023-01-0304 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 8, Part 2The power of the knowledge we put into our brains and how to maintain spiritual intellectual integrity2023-01-0304 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 8, Part 1The progression from permissible indulgences to full-fledged sins2023-01-0305 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 7, Part 3How repentance out of love can flip transgressions into brownie points2023-01-0304 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 7, Part 2Elevating the "gray areas" to holiness - it all depends on your intent and aim2023-01-0304 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 7, Part 1Anything neutral in life but that isn't specifically for G-d falls into the category of spiritual impurity called Kelipat Nogah - Shell of Light2023-01-0304 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 6, Part 2Spiritual impurity is called "Kelipot" - shells. There are two types of Kelipot, two types of evil in this world and we have to deal with each type accordingly2023-01-0303 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 6, Part 1The Animal Soul and its default mode of operation2023-01-0305 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 5, Part 2Torah study is like food for your soul. It becomes a part of you!2023-01-0302 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 5, Part 1The unique connection with G-d - like a mutual embrace - established through Torah learning2023-01-0303 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 4, Part 3The unique connection with G-d established through Torah study2023-01-0203 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 4, Part 2How your thought, words, and actions impact your divine soul2023-01-0204 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 4, Part 1The 3 tools utilized by the soul to express itself: Thought, Speech, Action2023-01-0204 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 3, Part 2Daat - How to make yourself care about the things you intellectually comprehend2023-01-0204 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 3, Part 1The 3 intellectual capabilities of the soul2023-01-0205 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 2The Divine Soul and what it adds to us2023-01-0205 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 1, Part 2Introduction to the main characters of the Tanya: The Righteous Person, the Wicked Individual, and the In-Between Fellow2023-01-0203 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Chapter 1, Part 1The swearing-in ceremony each soul undergoes before it descends into this world2023-01-0202 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Author's Preface 2The Alter Rebbe describes what forced him to formally publish the Tanya2023-01-0104 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: Author's Preface 1The Alter Rebbe describes why he wrote the Tanya2023-01-0103 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesTanya: The Title PageThe mission statement of the Tanya2023-01-0104 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesIntroduction to Tanya 4The novelty of the teachings found in the Tanya2023-01-0103 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesIntroduction to Tanya 3How Tanya differs from other early Chassidic teachings2023-01-0106 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesIntroduction to Tanya 2Why did the author feel the need to write the Tanya2023-01-0105 minDaily Tanya in 3 MinutesIntroduction to Tanya 1What's so unique about the Tanya?2023-01-0102 min