Questions for today:
We learned all of the ‘midos’, the variable attributes that the Creator imbued in the world. However, surely there are other aspects that impact the variability that we experience?
What is it that drives the various levels of passion and connection that we experience?
They tell the story of a teacher who on the last day of class closed the books and told the students this is going to be the most important lesson.
He filled a pot with potatoes. He asked the class, is the pot full? and they said yes.
He shook in some beans, and asked again, now is it full? Again they said yes.
He added barley, then spices, then topped it off with water. Finally the class were sure - now it's totally full.
The teacher said, we are still missing the most important ingredient - the fire.
We learned yesterday about every divine and human attribute.
Today we learn about the inner ingredients; the love, and the concerning fear, that drive our attributes towards others
What ignites that fire? That's our intellect.
Specifically, the compelling intellectual component of Das.
In fact, the precise measurement of compelling Das a person has, that is the exact amount of inner love and fearful energy will be in each of our attributes, driving us towards the other.
267b 47b Tanya Chitas thought for Elul 19b ~ m287 40 Elul 17
Tanya book 4, Essay 15, pt3
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