Tanya: Chapter 42 - Part 6

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Good morning. Today's Tanya class, near the top of 225, 226. As I said earlier, we're in a nine-chapter marathon about love of God and fear of God. The challenge here is that a human being naturally loves other things other than God. God is abstract. A human being naturally fears things other than God. God is the challenge is how do we acquire a true love of God and how do we acquire a true fear of God?So he goes on to say that it takes effort. It takes focus. It takes concentration. We have to use the little Moses PERSON within us. There's a Mosheh Rabenu. Within each and every one of us, Moshe PERSON is the level of Das, application of intellect.Through meditation and contemplation, we develop a firm knowledge of God and we relate to to God, and we acquire an entry-level fear of God, an entry-level love of God. Not dissimilar to the way a person would fear a king. Imagine if you live in a country that has a king who at any moment can change your life by his whim, there's a tremendous fear that a person experiences when he approaches the king's capital,let alone the palace, let alone the court, let alone the king's chamber, let alone the palace, let alone the court, let alone the king's chamber, let alone the king. Hashem PERSON then is the king of kings. Let's look inside the top of the page. The aiseise, yiske, more so, the person should remember and recall, Kikamesh PERSON, by Medakhbos of Adam PERSON,just as in the imagery of a king of flesh and blood. And the fear, one experiences when one is in the presence of a king of flesh and blood.Ikehahir PERSON, he, what is the main cause of the fear? Not because the king is strong and tough and big. The king could be four feet talland roly-poly. The fear is from the inner essence of the king. Vichayu'se PERSON from the life force of the king, from what the king represents. Ville mi-goufaid, not the body of the king. Vichayousse PERSON, from the life force of the king, from what the king represents. Ville mi Goufait PERSON, not the body of the king.It's not the body of the king that intimidates him. It's the presence, it's the power, it's the position of the king. Shahareke PERSON is a yoshin, even if you say that the king is a strongbig, tough guy. When he's sleeping, ain't Shumutum PERSON, Mimim, no reason to be afraid. Yet the fear of the king comes from, emanates from the fear of the power of the king. It's not what you see, it's what he represents. So also, the challenge here is, how can I fear God when I don't see God? The answer is, and if you see the king,are you afraid of the king because you see the king? What if he doesn't look intimidating? His position is intimidating. So also, through meditation and contemplation, looking around and seeing the vast creation, thatwould be like the courtyard, like the capital, like the ministers, the Senate of the king, God's world describeshis strength. The innae, Pneas, and Chayusay PERSON, the inner essence and vitality of the king the inner essence and vitality of the king ain't neither to any bosser that's not what the naked eye sees the naked eye doesn't see the power of the kingjust by ne'e aseichel intellectually a person perceives the power of the king. Ah, Yedai Riyas, ain't a bosser by goophe, and of bush of. Through seeing with his flesh eyes,the body of the king, the garments of the king, where he knows that this is the king, because he has the trappings and the setting of a king. She eidea, he knows that chayousaim belubish NORP besiechaheim. The vitality of the king is within these garments and within these trappings. Weim Kain PERSON in that case, the fact that we don't visibly see God with our flesh eyes is not a big deal.Because we see the setting, the trappings. We see creation. Koshamamish NORP, the trappings, we see creation. Koshamamamish NORP so also, Yes, Lailira, as Hashem PERSON, a person should fear God. Aydei, Ae de Reis PERSON ain't a bowser through, seeing with his flesh eyes,bashami in the heavens, and orates and the earth, and all of their hosts. Asher Ere, PERSON's saubarak, the infinite energy of God is enclosed in them to give them vitality.Go now to the note, the haga, the gam, nearer, and it's also visible with the naked eye, shame betel me, Elias PERSON, that God's creation is subservient and nullified to him.Be he shhtach of Osam GPE, all yeh, clappeimayr. This is symbolized by the fact that God's creation bows every day towards the west. Bishkiosum, as the sun set, it moves from east to west. Kamai Marazal, as our sage, you say, our posse, based upon the verse, Utsva, Hachamaiim, Lachamishhtha. The hosts of the heaven bowed to west. Khamerazala, as our sagees say, al-Posik NORP, based upon the verse Utsvaheim, the hosts of the heavenbow to you. Where do we see the hosts of the heaven bowing to Hashem PERSON? So we know that Shah Ashchina in Mayev GPE. The divine presenceis on the west side of the Mishkan NORP, of the Bayshamigdush, the Holy of Holies was on the west side. The fact that we prayed to the east is only because from our geographical position,Jerusalem GPE is east of us. But the truth is when people are in Australia GPE, for example, they pray to the north, because Jerusalem GPE is to the north. And if people find themselves east of Jerusalem GPE, they pray to the west.But in the Beesamigdash LOC, the divine presence, if they're in Syria GPE, they pray to the south. The divine presence was in the west. The entry is onthe east, the Shchina LOC's on the west. So the sun, journeying from east to west, the heavenly hosts, they are, so to speak, bowing to Hashem PERSON. The fact that they journey all day, Klape PERSON might have, towardswest. Who derich is symbolic of bowing, gubitl and olification. And there's a lot of elaboration upon this concept in Kabola LANGUAGE. And here, gameeshileraasa melach may elam, and therefore, even if someone never saw the king, Vainem Akirae Klaan doesn't know the king. Apha PERSON became nevertheless,because you nechless to chasar-amelach, just by entering the king's courtyard, and rea-asarim rabim PERSON, and he sees so many officers, so many ministers of great importance. Mishachah, boughing to one person, he says, boy, this king is scary.Tipal PERSON, all of him of a pachit, he's going to be overcome with fear and dread. So also we see God's creation is subservient to Him, so we are subservient to Hashem PERSON as well. Back to the text. Even though you say, what's the big deal?The Afshah, who Ayadeh al-A-Sla-Avshis bilbushim Rabim PERSON, even though this is the byproduct of a king in so many garments. We're looking at the world. We're looking at creation. We're looking at nature. We're looking at the vastness of God's creation.But those are so many garments. Harry Eind Habdo Vahpreschklau bhaerah bosavedam. The truth is, it makes no difference. When it comes to the fear fear and awe inspired by a king of flesh and blood. Bein shu or um whether the king is naked or bein shu lovish levochele is wearing one garment.Or bein shu lobish in rabim are wearing many garments. On the contrary, we can say that the many garments creates an additional awe and fear. You know the old story with the emperor has no clothes? If the emperor has no clothes, you're not afraid of the emperor. He's a big lie. On the contrary, when the king comes in his full regalia,he inspires awe. So what inspires us with awe about the king? The setting of the government, the setting of his Senate ORG, the setting of his ministers, the setting of his capital. So therefore we conclude from this imagery that when it comes to the king of kings Hashem PERSON,the main thing is to focus on Hashem PERSON, to meditate about Hashem, The main thing is to focus about, to focus on Hashem PERSON, to meditate about Hashem PERSON, to spend time studying and learning and thinking and contemplating. And that takes practice.How do you get to Carnegie ORG? Oh, practice, practice, practice. It's a training process. La Hargill die to you, macha a training process. A hargill day to a chafthetotéthetam, a person must consistently, regularly train his mindand his thought process. Li PERSON is kavua by liby, a person should see to it that it becomes ultimately affixed in his heart and his intellect always asher kohmashari abenov PERSON that everything that he sees with his eyes has shamai in the heavens the hearts and the earth umalalaya and everything about it. Ha keel, heem, lewushim, Ahichaeim.They are all the outer garments. Shall hamelech, ha, kodish barachu, of the Holy One, blessed be he. That's a training process. We need to look at the world and see God. I'm sure that if you've studied with me in the past, I've told you this beautiful story, but I'll tell it again.My father of blessed memory, Rabbi Shulham Gordon PERSON, was a chaplain in two hospitals in New Jersey GPE, one hospital for 30 years and one for 40 years. One day he was visiting a man in the VIP section of the hospital, private chambers, top of the line guy, and my father did what he did with every Jewish NORP male patient, with the women he would offer them chalas and speak with them and visit them and pray with them.The men he would always give them an opportunity to put on the film. So he comes into this guy who is in this beautiful VIP suite and he says to the guy perhaps you'd like to put onthe film with me. So the guy says, you know, I don't do the film. In fact I don't even believe in God. So I'm an atheist, so don't bother me. So my father says, you don't believe in God. So I'm an atheist, so don't bother me. So my father says, you don't believe in God. How could you not believe in God?Look at this beautiful world, and he looks out of the penthouse suite of the hospital. He says, look at this beautiful world. This is God's world. How could you not believe in God? He says, no, the world, it just happened. So my father says, by the way, I see on your credenza,I see New York Times ORG. He says, isn't it amazing? You know how the New York Times got printed? He says, of course, there's a big building in New York GPE, and they print the New York Times. My father says, no, you're wrong.He says, let me tell you, I was there at the Holland Tunnel FAC. A terrible thing happened. What happened? He says, there was an ink truck that collided with a paper truck. It was a horrible accident, and out came tens of thousands of New York Times ORG. From that accident, the guy says, Rabbi PERSON, you're kidding me, right?The New York Times ORG, all the news that's fit to print. This is accomplished by the Sunday Times ORG, by a team of thousands of people. What kind of story are you telling me with ink trucks and paper trucks? My father says, the New York Timescan't happen by an accident, but God's world can come about by an accident. So the guy said, you know what, Rabbi PERSON, you got me. Let's put on film. So it takes focus, it takes thinking, it takes training. We have to, excuse the quote, think God.So koh, masherya abenov PERSON, everything that he sees with his eyes. So, Koh, Masher, A be an of everything that he sees with his eyes. Has Shamaeim, the heavens and the earth, or malaya everything in it. Hachel heim, lewushim, ha chitseine him shamaelah, ha Kodeshorech.They are all the outer garments, the outer banks of Hashem, the Holy One, blessed bea. Via your day, z be, via this exercise, Yisker Tommit PERSON, a person should always remember our primi-usum, their inner essence and vitality. It could be said, you know, we recently studiedin this season, we always study the portion of the kosher laws. What's kosher, what's not kosher the portion of the kosher laws. What's kosher, what's not kosher, which animals are kosher, birds, fish. So the principle in the teachings of philosophy within Judaism ORG, Kabbalah Khashiddis, is you are what you eat. But there's another philosophy in another teaching, and that is you are what you read you are what you see you are what you doso if a person is going to go and see movies three times a week or daily or nightly if a person is going to spend five hours a day or 20 hours a week watching television they're going to become movie critics and television critics. But they're not necessarily going to acquire a fear of Godand a knowledge of Torah and Mitzvus PERSON. In order to acquire a knowledge of Torah WORK_OF_ART and a feel for Mitzvus and the fear and love of God, we need to meditate and train ourselves and study godliness. You are what you read, you are what you meditate about. and the fear of law and love of god we need to meditate and train ourselves and study godliness you are what you read you are what you meditate about you are what you think about so if a person walks around all day terrifiedmaybe a tsunami is going to come god forbid maybe an earthquake maybe a hurricane he becomes whatever the word is, obsessed with fear. If a person walks around all day thinking about God, that God directs the step of every moment of every person's life, yes, there are questions, but that becomes his focus, that's his training, that he becomes obsessed with God. So he becomes God fearing. And there's something So he becomes God fearing.And there's something very good about God fearing. It liberates you from all other fears. This is also incorporated and included in the expression of faith. Now the question is, is fear of God and faith in God? Is it a question of study?Is it a question of meditation? Is it a question of training? Or is it a question of faith? Believing. The answer is yes. They're both true.It's a question of training and a question of faith. Shulosh and regulus because Emuna PERSON of faith. She'll ask you to gillus because Emuna means faith. Emuna also means training. Shemargil the other messatsmae a persontrains himself and regulates himself just like a craftsman just like a craftsman who trains his hands and so forth, and so on and so forth.My friends refer to me as a sports moron, so I'm not much of a sports guy, but I do know that in order to become a baseball player, you have to train. You have to work very, very hard. Even baseball players go to spring training. What do they need to train for? A Jew NORP baseball players go to spring training. What do they need to train for? A Jew has to go to Jewish NORP training.Every day we have to train. We have to study Torah WORK_OF_ART and do mitzvests. So how do we acquire a love of God and how do we acquire a fear of God? I guess we all go to Arizona GPE for training. Is that where it is? I'm from New Jersey GPE. We didn't even have a major of God. I guess we all go to Arizona for training. Is that where it is? I'm from New Jersey.We didn't even have a major league team.