Tanya Chapter 12, Class 4 (101).The second way the beinoni (when in the Memshala state) defeats the Yetzer HaRa is due to the idea that this (good vs evil) is a fight between light and darkness (not only “nature.”)And this is also through the help of Chochma, like the idea of הקב”ה עוזרו in the…

Class One: Entire entry. The greatness of the Alter Rebbe’s Chassidim. A Chossid wouldn’t complain but the Alter Rebbe asked him how are his affairs, so he told that he is doing very poorly financially and the Rebbe reprimanded him: You do ( and worry about) your job and allow G-d to do (and worry…

Tanya Chapter 12 Class 5 (102).Review of last few weeks: 1) Melucha and Memshala2) Two motivations for the Beinoni when he is (only) a Moshel:A. The Teva (nature, which means the animal Soul!!) of מוח שליט על הלבB. The idea that light of Goodness and G-dliness being stronger than darkness. This is actually the G-dly…

Tanya Chapter 12 Class 6 (103)More on Teva and Elokus and help from above, because the Nefesh HaBahamis is still present and expressed in its stronghold, the left side of the heart even if it never fills the space of “the small city” which means the body. The Beinoni’s Yetzer HaRa (“is limited” by its)…

Tanya Chapter 11 (Class 1). This class explores Rasha.Specifically the connection between Rasha SheAino Gamur and Rasha ViTov Lo, how they are (in Nigla, two different ideas and how they are) in Chassidus one and the same. The nature of the זה לעומת זה of Rasha ViTov Lo, vs Tzadik ViRa Lo. One is in…

Tanya Chapter 12 Class 7 (104a), Part One.The idea of Hirhur and Machshava are discussed here again, what is and what isn’t an Aveira. Tanya Chapter 12 Class 7 (104b), Part Two.The Beinoni in matters of בין אדם לחבירו both in action and in thought, to learn from Yosef HaTzadik.In Pnimiyus, thought is worse than…

Chanuka Gelt 5720, Bochurim.Toras Menachem vol 27 page 253-6.The Chanuka candles are not allowed to be enjoyed, because they exist only for themselves. The lesson: learning Torah for no reason other than to learn.

Toras Menachem vol. 18 page 231-8.

Mitzvos need שמירה which comes from מקיף; often the שמירה is the מצוה itself. This is why you should give Tzedaka along with every Mitzvah it is the שמירה. However even higher than צדקה is תורה (the מקיף and the פנימי are one -?-).

חסידות וסדר (Class One). Inside. Chassidus is the עיגול מבלי אשר ימצא ראש וסוף. Nevertheless the רביים and the חינוך the רביים gave for their חסידים involved absolute סדר. Two opposites. This class we read the text and explained a little bit of… A) the Seder by the רביים. B) The השפעה hierarchy by the…