Quotes from the Tanya – Chapter 11
By zevi770 · February 19, 2012
CHAPTER 11
“The Rashah Vtoiv Loi (a evil person with good in him) parallels the Tzaddik Vra Loi (a Tzaddik with good in him) for in his heart too, the bad simply overpowers the good.”
“This can be subdivided into a myriad of categories for in one, in only thoughts, or speech, or action does he sin, for example, thinking negative thoughts, or speaking evil speech and this too may be infrequent, but the hallmark of someone who has good still in him is that he feels remorseful over the bad that his animal soul caused him to do.”
“Additionally we find a Rasha Vtoiv Loi that he may frequently sin, in all three garments, however he receives thoughts of remorse and though the first category may repent (hence taking him out of this category) nonetheless this rasha vtiov loi cannot overpower his animal soul to change his behavior.”
“The majority of evil people do have thoughts of remorse.”
“If someone ceases to have feelings of remorse then the bad in him has completely exterminated the good in him, but nonetheless, his Godly soul hovers above him, hence it states, on all quorums of Jews, the Shechinah (God’s presence) presides.”