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TaTanya L'masse #7 - Turning on the light
Week #6
- Spring Board
The very things that seem to hold a person down can become the force that pushes him upward. Like a kelipa protecting fruit, inner resistance and struggle can conceal deep potential. When a person feels heavy, stuck, or “like earth,” the answer is not self-hatred, but digging deeper — uncovering the hidden wellspring of goodness, encouragement, and deeper light within the soul. - Turning on the Light
The Tanya does not describe struggle to discourage a person, but to prepare him. There will be potholes on the road. Darkness and disconnection are possibilities built into the human condition. But when a person turns on light — awareness, Torah, honesty, vigilance — he can walk around the pit instead of falling into it. The place of greatest messiness may become the place of greatest shining. - Essentially Good
The nefesh habehamis is not inherently evil. Even natural morality, warmth, empathy, and healthy human instincts emerge from it. The animal soul contains enormous energy and life-force. The avodah is not to destroy it, but to guide it, refine it, and place a leash on its tendencies so its strength serves something higher. - Seeing the Right Self
A person becomes shaped by the self he chooses to identify with. One can define himself by failures, impulses, and falls, or by the deeper רצון and goodness within him. The avodah is to look at the higher self as the core identity, and to see struggles as external layers rather than the deepest truth of who he is.
Tanya L'masseh - Learning + Hisbonenus
Presenter : Rabbi Betzalel Bassman
A project of Merkos Torah: Kviyus Itim L'Torah
Take your learning to the next level. Reach out to see which project is the best fit for you - [email protected]
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Make Chassidus part of your life - Dach L'noshim
In-depth practical halacha - Kollel Aliba D'hilchisa
Transform your davening - Bais Medrash Iyun Tefilah
Master Hilchos Niddah - Kollel L'hilchos Niddah
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By Rabbi Betzalel BassmanWeek #6
- Spring Board
The very things that seem to hold a person down can become the force that pushes him upward. Like a kelipa protecting fruit, inner resistance and struggle can conceal deep potential. When a person feels heavy, stuck, or “like earth,” the answer is not self-hatred, but digging deeper — uncovering the hidden wellspring of goodness, encouragement, and deeper light within the soul. - Turning on the Light
The Tanya does not describe struggle to discourage a person, but to prepare him. There will be potholes on the road. Darkness and disconnection are possibilities built into the human condition. But when a person turns on light — awareness, Torah, honesty, vigilance — he can walk around the pit instead of falling into it. The place of greatest messiness may become the place of greatest shining. - Essentially Good
The nefesh habehamis is not inherently evil. Even natural morality, warmth, empathy, and healthy human instincts emerge from it. The animal soul contains enormous energy and life-force. The avodah is not to destroy it, but to guide it, refine it, and place a leash on its tendencies so its strength serves something higher. - Seeing the Right Self
A person becomes shaped by the self he chooses to identify with. One can define himself by failures, impulses, and falls, or by the deeper רצון and goodness within him. The avodah is to look at the higher self as the core identity, and to see struggles as external layers rather than the deepest truth of who he is.
Tanya L'masseh - Learning + Hisbonenus
Presenter : Rabbi Betzalel Bassman
A project of Merkos Torah: Kviyus Itim L'Torah
Take your learning to the next level. Reach out to see which project is the best fit for you - [email protected]
Rabbanus Training - Kollel L'Rabbonei Chabad
Revolutionize your Limud haChassidus - Kollel L'lomdei Dach
Make Chassidus part of your life - Dach L'noshim
In-depth practical halacha - Kollel Aliba D'hilchisa
Transform your davening - Bais Medrash Iyun Tefilah
Master Hilchos Niddah - Kollel L'hilchos Niddah