Why are we not "feeling" it. What makes us so distant and how to we fix it?

Even exposure and proximity (to a tzaddik) etc. does not necessarily impact one who is not receptive;

Understanding how the 'avodah of eating' (bechinas mizbeach) relates to ones ability to relate to the tzaddik and relating to ahava and yirah

Steps towards rectifying ourselves once we are already desensitized...