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Questions for Today:
I have such passion when I’m doing things I am physically excited by. How can I have that same passion for good?
Today’s Tanya Thought:
We learned that the G-dly Soul doesn't just want the body to do good – it wants the animal soul to be a partner in doing G-dly things.
We've learned before, that the clothing of the Soul; the things that the soul thinks, the things that the soul does, those can be easily changed - but how do we get the actual animal soul itself to be an active partner in doing G-dly things?
From here we see that the things that the soul is involved in are not part of the actual soul. The soul itself is the innate ability to yearn for things, to lust for things.
If we could remove the soiled clothing - the desire for selfish or negative things - not only can we get the animal Soul as a partner in our G-dly pursuits, but more than that:
We know that human emotions are complex. Animals have simple, pure, emotions.
If we can get our animal Soul as a partner we can have a simple, pure, emotional relationship with the Creator.
Study today’s Tanya in full:
https://www.chabadmed.com/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tdate=12/18/2021
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