057 Tanya Shvat 16 ~ m063c Shvat 24c
Questions for today:
Hell is outdated as a motivator. While Heaven is nice, is there a more compelling “why” to inspire me? Were is G-d in all of this?
We spent the last few days describing the separation that we create between us and the Creator every time we do even the tiniest sin.
This helps us to understand, that even though Heaven and Hell are an important part of Jewish belief, that's not why we do, or don't do, a sin.
In fact, our reason is not even because we separate from the Creator - but the opposite.
Today's Tanya reminds us, that even though we separate between us and the Creator when we do a sin, but that's just part of the illusion of creation. In reality, we are always one.
Imagine We are giving a tour to a little child, or to a grandparent or a great rabbi, through every part of our life.
Is it possible that there will be something in our life that we will feel awkward to show to an innocent child, a grandparent, a rabbi?
Now let’s think that G-d is not just next to us, but we are one with the Creator. Everything that we do or experience the Creator is doing and experiencing with us.
Isn't it possible that that is a reason that we should be careful about what we do, think or say?
Tanya book 1, ch24 pt 3
Now we see a real reason not to do a sin: Not (only) because we disconnect from the Creator, but rather, because we are really one - And how could we bring the Creator to such lows?
Study today’s Tanya in full:
https://www.chabadmed.com/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tdate=1/26/2022
See today’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ8jCQlt0dQ&list=PLFZQPK6u-zSBls9Hwx3P5vKI_BRnjBvHe&index=57