Tanya classes – Rabbi Krasnianski: The Book of the Intermediates (Likutei Amarim) ch. 21-30

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For even the most dispassionate and cloistered of men must often engage in battle with his evil inclination, both in the area of 6 “doing good” and in that of “turning away from evil,” as the Alter Rebbe goes on to illustrate The post Chapter 30 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In ch. 29 the Alter Rebbe discussed various means of overcoming timtum halev — the state of insensitivity in which one’s heart is dull, and unresponsive to his contemplation of G‑d’s greatness. All these methods are aimed at crushing one’s spirit, whereby one crushes The post Chapter 30 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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והנה כל מה שיאריך בעניינים אלו במחשבתו, וגם בעיונו בספרים, להיות לבו נשבר בקרבו, ונבזה בעיניו נמאס ככתוב, בתכלית המיאוס, ולמאס חייו ממש, הרי בזה ממאס ומבזה הסטרא אחרא ומשפילה לעפר ומורידה מגדולתה וגסות רוחה וגבהותה, שמגביה את עצמה על אור קדושת נפש האלקית להחשיך אורה The post Chapter 29 – Part 4 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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ובפרט כשיזכור טומאת נפשו בחטאת נעורים, והפגם שעשה בעליונים, ושם הוא למעלה מהזמן, וכאלו פגם ונטמא היום, חס ושלום, ממשEspecially so, if he calls to mind the contamination of his soul with the sin of youth, and the blemish he has wrought thereby in The post Chapter 29 – Part 3 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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This means that one must crush the sitra achra and cast it to the ground by setting aside appointed times for humbling oneself and considering himself 4 “despicable and contemptible,” as it is written. The post Chapter 29 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In ch. 26 the Alter Rebbe stated that both depression and dullness of heart produce a state of sluggishness which prevents a person from overcoming the evil inclination of the animal soul. He therefore outlined in chs. 26-28 methods of overcoming depression arising from various causes. In this chapter the Alter The post Chapter 29 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In the previous chapter the Alter Rebbe taught that the Beinoni should not be distressed by the occurrence of sinful thoughts in his mind. On the contrary, he ought to rejoice, for by repulsing these thoughts and promptly averting his mind from them, he The post Chapter 28 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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ושני מיני נחת רוח לפניו יתברך למעלהFor there are two kinds of Divine pleasure:אחת, מביטול הסטרא אחרא לגמרי, ואתהפכא ממרירו למתקא ומחשוכא לנהורא, על ידי הצדיקים The post Chapter 27 – Part 2 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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In the previous chapter the Alter Rebbe stated that sadness hinders one’s service of G‑d in general, and his battle with the Yetzer Hara in particular. He therefore discussed means of overcoming sadness caused by material concerns, and by The post Chapter 27 – Part 1 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.

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The Alter Rebbe now goes on to discuss a different type of sadness, that caused by one’s failings in matters of the spirit.אך העצבות ממילי דשמיא, צריך לשית עצות בנפשו ליפטר ממנהAs The post Chapter 26 – Part 3 – video podcast appeared first on TanyaClass.com.