069 Tanya Shvat 28 ~ m078 Adar I, 9
Questions for today:
If I naturally love the Creator, and depression is not holding me back, what is?
Did you ever build a campfire? You have this beautiful little fire dancing with twigs and tissue paper, but the logs aren't catching. What do you do? You take out the thick logs and break them apart.
When you break the thick logs apart, something incredible happens. You have the same original fire, and the same amount of wood, but because you split it up, it bursts into flames.
Tanya taught us that every single person has the capacity, and even the inner nature, to love the Creator. We are now discussing how to overcome some of the external things that get in the way.
We spoke about depression, now we'll discuss an emotional logjam; I could see you crying, but I can't feel your pain, why? Because I'm too preoccupied within my own self-interest.
Over the next few days, the Tanya will discuss a healthy and productive way to break apart some of my inappropriate self-interest.
Tanya book 1, ch 29, Pt 1
We've learned that all of us have the capacity and the inner nature to love the creator, but there are things that get in the way.
Today, we begin to discuss a major obstruction, our own inappropriate self-absorption.
Study today’s Tanya in full:
https://www.chabadmed.com/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tdate=2/10/2022
See today’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyCTn6KNUFQ&list=PLFZQPK6u-zSBls9Hwx3P5vKIBRnjBvHe&index=70