Chapter 42. The various Hisbonenus (meditations) that lead to the emotion of Yira (fear).

Chapter 42. Yirah, service of G-D that is fear (respect; serious; sincerity) based. The core of all fear is Bittul, Meditation brings it out; The notion of personalizing G-D- DAAS.

Chapter 41 (second half). highest level of service to G-D is that of Yichudim (unifications)- The idea that what we do here has a reciprocal effect on high; and results in bringing G-Dliness down. Though this is the realm of the (highest level of) Tzadik it has some connection to all of us. We must…

Chapter 41 (half). Yirah, Kabalas Ol. The foundation of Judaism is discipline- Do what you are told. Out of fear of our King, or (at least) out of shame from our neighbor. Note: Lessons 45-51 (chapters 41-45) Fear, love and beauty in the service of Hashem.

Chapter 39-40. Faults in one’s Kavana, Lack of motivation, selfish motivation, negative motivation.

Chapter 40. The KAVANA (passion) we invest in our yiddishkeit are the wings (love and fear) to help our Mitzvos ascend to the Sfiros of the spiritual world to which our (particular) soul and our service of Him belongs.

Chapters 38-40. Though there are four categories of servant of G-D each in their own “world”, still all of us have (potentially) all four levels and can sometimes exceed our own level.

Chapter 38-40. This is the second part of the discussion on the four levels of Kavana. 3. Kavana rooted in creating original (outside of one’s nature) passions from one’s MIND. 4. “MERKAVA”, Kavana that reflects an intimate sense of G-Dliness (as the baseline of one’s connection to G-D).

NOTE: For technical reasons the first several minutes of this class were lost. We apologize. Chapter 38-39. This is the first of two classes. The Rabbi divided the level of “KAVANA” into 4 levels (only three appear explicitly in the Tanya; the fourth is alluded to at the end of chapter 40 in a note)….

NOTE: For technical reasons the first few minutes of this class are lost. We apologize. Chapter 38. Though the “action is the main thing” There must nevertheless be KAVANA as well so that the body (of Yiddishkeit) is LIVING. Note: Lessons 39-44 address chapters 38-40. They elaborate on the need for passion to raise up…