Why did Hashem create the World? This Maamar brings three reasons. 1) Midrash: Hashem wanted a Dira B’Tachtonin 2)Zohar: so He will be known 3) Etz Chaim: So He can express Himself ( his כחות).L’Shem Yichud and the Noda B’Yehuda’s objection. The Alter Rebbe’s Siddur is designed for everyone. one time L’Shem Yichud per day.Does…

1) Minhagim of שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום. Opposites of גשמיות and רוחניות: health in one is sickness in the other. שמח בחלקו בגשמיות הכי טוב. שמח בחלקו ברוחניות לא טוב, a person must keep growing.

Worries. 1) Distract yourself. 2) Share with another, but not with a stranger.

Being connected to the Rebbe. The מצוה ולדבקה בו as understood in Nigleh and Nistar. 1) Learning his Torah. 2) Joining other Chassidim for Chassidic Farbrengens. 3) Doing what the Rebbe says to do.

Minhagim about Tzitzis and Krias shma.

Not enjoying material things is not yet Avodah, it must be coupled by making the material a vessel for Godliness.

Saying Mishnayos by heart in the streets (of America) purifies the air. Mishnayos joins reason (Torah SheBa’al Peh) and Godliness (משנה אותיות נשמה) Explanation: the miracle of Jewish survival as appreciated strictly intellectually vs. when we add the spiritual dimension.

The world is a garden that mixes divine purpose and the source of sin and man must choose a path. [Once a choice is made there’s a commitment of sorts].

Birchas Kohanim, some Minhagim. Dreams, why we pray for them in Birchas Kohanim?

Time of Shavuos is special to affect Torah with Yiras Shamayim and Teshuva, as it is like Yom Kippur in as much as the satan is concerned.