Questions for today:
Using an instruction manual to aid in my relationship seems fake. Shouldn’t I leave my connection to the Creator to flourish organically?
Before smart appliances were programmed to turn on and off around the house, there were specific devices that were used to turn lights on and off when you went on vacation so the house wouldn’t look empty.
If in a relationship, somebody tries to be like the device and pretends to be there, but isn’t, it leaves a bad taste.
It doesn’t feel nice when someone asks you how you're doing, you start to answer, and then you realize that the question was just a formality. They don't actually care how you feel; they were just pretending “to be there”.
Sometimes, it feels this way when we try to elicit a relationship with the Creator. We're thinking of the greatness of the Creator and how we want to connect like a child yearns for his parent. However, inside it feels empty.
It’s important to realize that these devices have another use. What if you go to sleep early? You want to make sure that your house doesn't look empty. Therefore, you have this device to make an “occupied” house look occupied.
More than a child yearns to be with his parents who gave birth to him, our soul yearns for and is committed to the Creator, with whom it's still one. Even when we don’t feel that yearning, our soul has a deep, heartfelt desire to be close to the Creator.
We just need to practice these tricks to show that the occupied house is indeed occupied.
134 Tanya Iyar 04 ~ m158 Nissan 30
Tanya book 1, ch 44, Pt 3
It may feel scripted and fake when we take steps to feel a bond to the Creator.
However, it's important to remember, that our exercises are not creating a new experience. We are working to reveal a true, inner, bond.
Study today’s Tanya in full:
https://www.chabadmed.com/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tdate=2/2/2022 ?????
See today’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8rOG4YjdY&list=PLFZQPK6u-zSBls9Hwx3P5vKIBRnjBvHe&index=133