Derech Mitzosecha, Yiud And Pidyon Ama Haivriah (3) 4 Rungs Of Ladder Of Tefilla

Derech Mitzosecha, Yiud And Pidyon Ama Haivriah Perek 1 Class 17.
The four personalities of Eved Kanani, Ivri, Ama, and Yiud exist in each person on each day in the four rungs of prayer: The first is מודה אני and הודאה
The idea that when we wake up “we’re not in the mood” is countered by acceptance and submission.
The Rebbe says that even perfect Tzadikim begin their day that way (more in the next class).

Derech Mitzosecha, Yiud And Pidyon Ama Haivriah Perek 1 Class 18.
The class has a few minutes on the current situation.
The RaMbaM in Shmone Prakim (Perek 6) is discussed.
חסיד vs כובש יצרו
On the other hand even the חסיד says אפשי when it comes to חוקים.
This is how the Tzemach Tzedek explains the Avodah of עבד כנעני even by a צדיק גמור.

Derech Mitzosecha, Yiud And Pidyon Ama Haivriah Perek 1 Class 19.
Pesukei Dizimra is a state of Avoda “limited” by serving Hashem within the parameters of one’s nature (personality) of the G-dly Soul (!!!) which doesn’t transform the “nature” of the animal Soul.
Feelings and excitement for the good He does for me physically.
This is achieved by doing Sechel (Hisbonenus) without too much Iyun so the emotions are connected to “what has Hashem done for me [materially] lately”.
This is called סידור שבחיו של מקום and later Rebbe’s call סיפור שבחיו של מקום.
נשמות of אצילות have the “problem” of too much depth; this is why the Tzemach Tzedek gives the impression that this person is almost “lazy”.
For most of us, even if we did all the Iyun in the world, a Neshama from a lower world has absolute limitations.

Derech Mitzosecha, Yiud And Pidyon Ama Haivriah Perek 1 Class 20.
This class has a long introduction regarding the suggested adding of another Adar to ease the situation for so many Jews, which was rejected.
This year we are Tzadikim so we must be healthy like Tzadikim.
As far as the Ma’amar goes today we did two steps:
1) Birchos Krias Shma and Shma is Bina; this is the intellectual stage which takes one beyond natural emotions to original emotions for Hashem.
2) Shmone Esrei (we started) is Chochma, standing in front of Him and the submission that is unique to this experience.
We’ll continue tomorrow.

Derech Mitzosecha, Yiud And Pidyon Ama Haivriah Perek 1 Class 21.
Shmone’ Esrei (continued) the idea of Chochma which is intuition and sentiment that is not controlled directly, but is very dependent on the rest of one’s indirectly determines the credibility of their Chochma (instincts, intuition) and this is the experience of Shmone Esrei.
Not everyone merits this, so there is Pidyon words of Torah and Tefilla which will get us to a better place tomorrow.