Questions for today:
The expression of selfless love is powerful – but easy. How is the world a better place because of my intense love for the Creator?
If I say that I love you, how do I show it? would writing my love in the sky accomplish a connection?
We just discussed a love where the soul acts like a flame that's jumping away from the wick. The soul is saying that it doesn't care about the world; it just wants to be one with the Creator.
What do we do to express this intense love?
The book of yetzira says that if our heart is racing, we should run to “One”. We speak about this “One” in the Shema, when we describe G-d as “echad,” one with the world, as opposed to “yachid,” which has a more distant, aloof meaning.
This is taught by the Mishna that says, “by force we live,” which means that we must go into the world, live, and make a difference.
The Mishna then continues and adds, “by force we die.”
Which one is it?
If we get too comfortable in the world, then we have to remind ourselves that the world doesn't matter. Our only goal is to become one with the Creator. How? By living, by beautifying the physical world and making a difference.
Tanya book 1, ch 50, Pt 2
We just described a burning love for the Creator, a desire to leave the world. How do we fulfill this love?
By living. By revealing G-d in the physical world and making a difference.
Study today’s Tanya in full:
https://www.chabadmed.com/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tdate=5/24/2022
See today’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCKUSlw7XHo&list=PLFZQPK6u-zSBls9Hwx3P5vKIBRnjBvHe&index=149