Embodiment may be considered both a prison for the soul as well as its path to spiritual freedom.

Continuing the theme introduced in Ch. 46 of Tanya which explains the reflective nature of the heart, Ch. 47 asks how we can feel G-d's love for us that He exhibited when taking us out from Egypt when it happened so long ago. The answer is that we can view every moment as "Egypt" and whenever we connect to Him through Torah and mitzvos, this is our "Exodus."

Having left off with the question of why Haman's evil plot was unsuccessful, the maamar now turns its focus to King Achashverosh. We learn that the level of divinity symbolized by Achashverosh refers to a transcendent plane where the categories of ends and beginnings lack any practical distinction. Consequently, the rule of Achashverosh was characterized by a time of seeming divine indifference, where evil appeared to have been allowed to prevail without incurring G-d's immediate judgment. Why then did Haman still feel the need to cast a lottery to carry out his plan?

Chapters 6 and 7 of the maamar.

Day 313: Positive Commandment 176; Negative Commandment 284; Positive Commandment 175

Day 312: Positive Commandment 248

Day 311: Positive Commandment 248

Day 310: Positive Commandment 248

Day 309: Positive Commandment 246, 248

Day 308: Positive Commandment 246

Day 307: Positive Commandment 246

In Chapter 46 of Tanya, we learn about a mechanism by which we can automatically trigger intense feelings of love for our Creator. This is based on the Solomon's wisdom that "As water reflects a face, so does one heart reflect another heart."