Questions for today:
How has the limitation caused by our distance from the spiritual beauty of the Holy Temple given us a stronger connection to the Creator?
We are discussing a worldview based on the idea that everything in the world is an undeserved kindness from the Creator, and everything that we do is humbly reciprocal, out of appreciation.
We are therefore constantly thinking what we can do for others, [and caring for family comes first].
Historically, the core touch point between us and the Creator was the study of Torah, but that changed for two reasons;
Firstly, through exile divinity was lowered into a much more physical realm. Because of this, our method to connect to the Creator is mainly through physical acts of charity.
Secondly, this caused a positive change. One of the core goals and outcomes of all of our work is "Ayin be'Ayin", to see the Creator ‘Eye to Eye’.
Our goal is for the physical eye to see what our soul always perceived. This is remarkable because our physical eyesight is much more concrete than our spiritual perception.
Therefore, the result of our physical acts of charity - which is a perception of the Creator in the physical world - will have a tremendous benefit for the entire world.
248 28 Tanya Chitas Menachem Av 30 ~ m270 23 Menachem Av 29
Tanya book 4, Essay 9, pt2
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