Tanya Chapter 16, Class 5 (126).The heart is considered physical and even “Chumri” (crude) and the mind (brain) is considered spiritual, as though it was “out of body” (see Chapter [33,] 35) Accordingly, what the heart feels compels the body, but what the mind knows and feels does notIf not… for the fact that הקב”ה…

Tanya Chapter 16, Class 4 (125).The idea of “Parcha LiAila” that our Torah and Mitzvos soar upwards and are available for us as schar in Gan Eden was explained.Kavana is the key to this “Parcha LiAila”.The connection to the מאמר חז”ל מחשבה טובה הקדוש ברוך הוא מצרפה למעשה was explained in context: He connects our…

Tanya Chapter 16, Class 3 (124).In depth discussion of the word “yoasa” (יאתה) which appears several times in perek 16.  The meaning or spirit of the word “yoasa” is “the way something should be, even if it isn’t”In this case the unfulfilled Love for Hashem that should be, both for His sake and the sake…

TANYA CHAPTER 16 CLATANYA CHAPTER 16 CLASS 2 (123) The second “Klal Gadol”- even without full emotions if the action gets done it is good,Kach Yuasah.It is befitting that He be loved and that we love Him; but even if it doesn’t happen fully it is happening.Story and lesson: א ביסעלע אידישע הארץ every Jew…

TANYA CHAPTER 16 CLASS 1 (122)Introduction to the PerekThe first “Klal Gadol” even the highest Beinoni with maximum passion that the point is that we act appropriately. So, even the highest Ahava ViYirah is about actionClass Length (38:50

Chapter 15, 16, 17. second category of Beinoni: Avado through “Moach Shalit Al HaLev”, Mind (either) educating (or) dominating the heart. 1. Highest kind of Beinoni “Avoda Tamma”- full passions towards Hashem; 2. Kach Ya’asa, where the passions are not so manifest, but are enough to fight the Yetzer Hara.