Quotes from the Tanya – 7
By zevi770 · February 18, 2012
CHAPTER 6
“God created the negative to be an inverse picture of the positive.”
“Just as the Godly soul has ten levels, similarly the soul of Kelipah (unholiness) that embodies in man’s blood to give him life, likewise has ten levels, namely the seven negative emotions stemming from the four negative foundations (as mentioned in chapter 1) and the 3 faculties of the mind, wisdom, understanding and knowledge, that give rise to the emotions.”
“The emotions of the animal soul, are expressed relative to the intellect of the animal soul, hence, a child whose intellect is not fully developed desires and likewise gets very sad over the loss of petty things.”
“When man uses his thoughts speech and actions towards the goals of the animal soul (instincts, as mentioned in chapter 1) then his mind, speech and actions become garments for the side of unholiness.
This encompasses all the thoughts, speech and actions of the average person on earth, which are all worthless meaningless thoughts, speech and actions.”
“All thoughts, speech and actions that are not directed towards God and fulfilling his will are all from the side of unholiness.”
“The side of unholiness is called ‘the other side,’ for it means whatever is on the other side of being the thoughts, speech and actions that are about or are in service of and to God.”
“The Holy side is what draws and receives sustenance directly from God.”
“God only resides on that or whom is completely subjugated to him, whether in reality or even in potential, namely (in reality) the heavenly angels, and in potential, every Jew who possesses the capacity to give his life for God’s name.”
“This is the meaning behind the statement of the sages, that even if one person sits and studies Torah (i.e. subjugates himself to fulfill God’s will) God presides (dwells) over him.”
“Additionally even if ten Jews are present, even if they are not learning Torah, God presides over them (for it is a quorum of people who receive sustenance from God for their potential is great as mentioned above.”)
“Anything that does not subjugate itself to God rather perceives itself to exist independently receives its life force through a myriad of countless subtractions of God’s infinite light, condensing itself to be able to be in Galus (exile – hidden within) the matter that creates the appearance of something that exists independently though of course this matter needs to continually be recreated (see the second book of Tanya) in order for it to exist.”
“Hence (as most thoughts, speech and actions in this world are not directed toward God and spiritual matters) this world is called a zone filled with Kelipah, unholiness, and sitra achra, the other side.”
“It is for this reason (see above) that all the stuff of this world is harsh and the wicked prosper in in.”
“The Kelipahs, unholiness, is divided into two categories, one lower then the other.”
“The lower level of Kelipah is called the three completely impure Kelipahs which have no redeeming goodness within them whatsoever.”
“It is from this lower category of Kelipah that the souls as well as the atoms sustaining the bodies of the nations of the idol worshipers, get their nourishment from. Additionally all the souls and the atoms sustaining the bodies of the non-kosher animals. Additionally the vegetations that are prohibited to eat such as arloh (the first three years of a fruit tree) etc. and all thoughts, speech and actions contrary to the wishes of God, namely, any prohibition of the 365 negative commandments (prohibitions) of the Torah.”