Bina. Bina is everything Chochma is not. It analyzes and forfeits the light and pleasure of the “Flash of Chochma” for the sake of the credibility and discernment and clarity of Bina. Example from the Rebbe’s teaching a RaShI.

Chochma. Two parts: 1) acknowledging one’s limit and surrendering to the unknown and transcendent. 2) This opens the person up to the enlightenment, intuition, or light, the flash of Chochma. But the two are based on the quality of the person and his prior preparedness as an intellectual.

A thought on current events. Review. Mind and heart, objective vs. subjective. Mind closer to Soul, Heart closer to actions.

The ten S’firos. The idea that the human form is a Mashal to understand the ten supernal S’firos based on the principal of מבשרי אחזה אלוק. Chassidus explains the משל to us as well, so we can understand the ten כחות הנפש precisely.

Tanya, a holy book written by a holy man that embraces the Yezter Hara. This class given at Beth Rivkah Seminary on 24 teves 5775. In this class it is underscored that the Tanya is a most encouraging (rather than discouraging) book, as it accepts the struggle of the ordinary person. Ideally it empowers one…

The Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch and the More’ Nivuchim and the Tanya also reveal. The secrets are more revealed and they are also better understood. Page 32-3.

The Tanya: how it also was written for everyone who the Alter Rebbe knew; and us also. Page 37-8.

The Tanya makes us the friends and acquiaintences of the Alter Rebbe. This brings to having ultimate knowledge of Hashem when Moshiach comes. Page 38-9.

This Sicha discusses what is Chassidus. We will use this as a forum to address many ideas related to this question.   Class 1. In Kedusha novelty must be deeply connected to the old. The Baal Shem Tov is no exception to this rule.   Class 2. The Baal Shem Tov came to wake people…

Siyum of Tanya and Sicha (19 Kislev 5730) about Shabbos