Struggle is positive, one who doesn't struggle is not real - Rabbi Chaim Dalfin

good day we're learning Tanya Panic youth dollar chapter 14 page 38. in chapter 12 and 13 the alterable to explain to us at Great length the difference between a pain in the knee and a Sadiq and he also explained to us different types of being in need now in chapter 14 Dr Pepper puts in writing some of the things that we discussed orally before but he puts it in writing that this prototype called banini is applicable to every Jew and one should not conclude from 12 and 13 I'll never be abandoning and and this nikuda at this point is relevant and more than relevant it's it's the modus operandi of the Tanya because if you don't understand that obeying me is some is relevant to me to my life because I I am not perfect in thought speech and action nor do I want to be perfect in thought speech and action then the whole book the whole safer of the at least the first trailer of Tanya which is called safer shall be no name the book of the average person of the intermediate between Sadiq and Russia I.E intermediate is not applicable and that's why right that's why right here in chapter 14 it's a The crucial Point without that episode stop I'm going to share with you how it is relevant to every person so let's see what he says panicked out foreign we're going to talk a little bit about that soon some more but let's go further he meet us called Adam it is the attribute of every man every person and for it every person should be drawn towards the middle of the benignly towards the attribute of obeying me and here look at these words this is right black and white you can't miss it every person can be abandoned me number one the whole Ace at every time at any time or the whole show at any hour now the question is how could that be it's the health addresses that now is not despise evil for that to despise evil David that's something that is dedicated to the heart the light called in other words there are climes in our lives when we abhor evil true but then there are times we don't abhor evil so if that's the case it's not because he just said a line ago that abandon me is behold is well when it comes to despising evil like not all times are is an equal Ella hello rather the pain in these in these bottom line is regarding holding himself back from doing bad impracticality and so too doing what he's supposed to do if I say talif now in actuality the mice in action deeper the speech um thought regarding these three tools and instruments thought speech in actions the choice and the ability and the permission three words Choice Peter's ability veracious and permission is given to every man is is action will adopter the speech Depot the last Raven to think so you have maksu negatively by even something that is contrary to what he lost in his heart the mission contrary to its in actuality but in those three areas abandon me can control himself how is it now here's the question so how is that possible you're telling me that I have an urge in the heart to get I don't act on it says how come let's continue be sure for also during the time when the heart desires um any and all material whether it's permissible prohibited and to completely avert his attention from it be ombre by saying now look what you have to say to yourself by saying to his heart saying within yourself quote amen he writes uh Leo's Russia I do not want to be a Russia even one hour why not we're still in the middle of the of the of your talking to yourself before I do not want right said I don't want liaise to be separated from God God forbid may I share my heart from the one God blessing in any way shape or form as it says it is our the sins God says to us the Jews the name Israel it is your sins mavdilim separate you from I and I don't want to be this way debating these talking to himself he's giving himself a pep talk and he says he knows that when you commit avedis sins transgressions you're separating yourself from God Almighty and he says I don't want to be like that rock he continues on the right side with Dove came by not sure I want to on the contrary I want to attach my soul to God my spirit my soul those are the three levels of nepheus foreign by they the the soul spirit and soul invest in himself in the three garments which through the action speech and thought by Hashem and God Almighty with stemming from this this innate latent love Shepherd Lee be that's in my heart and I want that to be dedicated lashem to God left close Israel just as the overall Jewish heart we Jews are called lovers of your name stop here so too I want that what is so we stop over here for a moment and we live and and what does doubt that ever say you're saying simple we're not outside we have urges we don't abhor Evil all the time you know how there's a famous saying in Chabad you know people say oh I've run you're such a Sadiq so the chabadnik would answer halify banani if only I were just abandon me I would be happy Sadiq forget it but the expression and the meaning is even deeper quality of learning is not interested in being a Sadiq later on we'll see another thought on this concept but for now abandon the answer doesn't look to be exotic you know why he doesn't look to the inside because he knows his name in Sonic because he has urges whatever those urges are so to think I I want to be at Sonic is such a farce it it is so false it is so stupid excuse me it's nourish come on guy get know who you are what are you hacking the Chinese okay in this particular issue you're going to eradicate your your feelings you know uh recently I was I met with someone who was who's in the AAA program the Alcohol Anonymous program right and I asked that individual if I put a drink in front of you what would you do he says to me you couldn't get me to drink that even it was in front of me and I smelled how good it is and he's actively involved in a 12-step program I don't know I you know I but Hashem I never needed that and Michelle will never need that as far as drinking is concerned but let let's say let's even say and argue that that's the case I'm not convinced maybe Issa has an Insight on that but I'm not convinced that's fully true because Hazard tell us that unless you're at Sadiq you know and especially the way we're learning in Tanya if you put a tithe in front of your eyes you shouldn't do that because you're challenging yourself and tempting yourself so that's what I'm saying what the step program and that they need a sponsor and the whole point of having a sponsor is when you're sir yes I know that [Music] he says and what and what one second yeah that's why we have bahrainian that's why we have friends right okay so but but but according to what you just said and if you have a sponsor then if you put it in front of you you'll see you won't give in to the diver right with external supports right uh Hillel what did you want to say I see you wanted to say something hello it was not correct because the 12-step programs are very very clear that you are not allowed to be tempted or attempt yourself you have to you have to run away from it meaning if you put a glass in front of somebody who's an alcoholic he might say like this type of stuff okay no I cannot I would never do it a person who has really given their heart into the essence of a 12-step program would never say I would never do it they would they would say they basically have to say I am powerless over alcohol and you know they say they turn their power over they can't turn their will over to their higher power right this will but the thing is is that uh that this will can go off the wagon in the second you know very closely with 12-step programs and you know people in them Etc and uh I feel bad to hear that somebody would say something like that because it would be like telling him and having a compulsive over heater um join their friends in an ice cream store you know and then say I would never touch this but so that they would then probably go home and they would eat something they should need right acknowledges what you said hello what Easter said that what what we're saying and and the out that I was saying notwithstanding that weakness you still are able to control yourself in thought speech in action to to to say that the urge has been eliminated you're you're you're so wrong because you're not a Sadiq now that's something forget it but but he'll mute yourself please hello mute yourself but but but to regarding thought speech and action there a person has the ability to control themselves and the out that is saying that's fine that is and not only is it fine I want to point this out to you not only is it fine that's what God wants of an average of a person Hashem created the human being the average human being to struggle not the struggle is not an afterthought you see this is a this is a I don't know if it's Tanya but you could say it is and if not it definitely develops the the normal Jew the normal Torah Jew the normal gemara learning Jew see struggle as a second tier and a second it's an afterthought foreign we were created for this purpose of struggle and he explains not that the struggle is not an afterthought to begin with God created man that way now if God created us for struggle let me struggle is not an afterthought God wouldn't create a broken a a person with a broken leg I mean you know what I'm saying God looks to create and creates the healthy person yes people are born with with issues and all that we'd understand that but I'm saying the the the I that means to say those people by the way born with conditions that's also the way God wants them to be it doesn't mean we shouldn't look to heal ourselves otherwise it's an oxymoron it's a contradiction in in in a philosophical way in God if God is all good and good means good how can you create something that looks that good so what's the answer one of the answers is our perception of good is not God's God's perception of good but I don't want to go into this philosophical idea right now what I want to get at is that the idea of struggle that your struggle is the way God makes man and therefore struggle is not bad struggle is good and if you're a Holy Roller and a Sadiq and a bentaid and all that if you're not struggling you're failing you topic are failing we used to call that what do we call that still a Sadi compels a pelt is a fur coat you know to protect you from the cold in the Russian winter so he puts on the pelts and he protects himself meanwhile his partner his friend doesn't have even a jacket and a sweater so you're so holy that you protect yourself with your coat and you're warm and what about your friend Santa compelts so that Sadiq has to also struggle not has to struggle notice struggle is to be desired that's a kiddish struggle is to be desired if you're not struggling if you're not working if you're not stay away anything that comes easy to you run a mile away right my father always taught me would say in the house growing up and later Eric Israel gives you money when you make Aliyah stay away don't take it they're gonna come back and get you twice as bad they'll take twice as much money out of you you know I think the rapper might also discourage people from using benefits of of of her to throw you know all your money I'm not sure on that but the bakuda is things that are handed to you on a platter the the the the the the person that that God creates should say I I don't want that I don't want that I want to earn it myself and therefore given this is the Prototype of the pain and knee to bang the knee exemplifies the the idea of struggle more than that Sadiq did you hear what I just said Sonic is coasting the Sonic is coasting well it's subject to to see struggle as an advantage and it's something that is to be wanted is out of the pale of the sadiq's consciousness and therefore the tadiq to do that it's much harder there's a plastic it says there is no evil with God so this explains that refers to the world of atsilut the first of the four worlds right Yeshiva we were like first fascinated wow the world of artillos the word means Excel near it's near God near the godhead why that's a powerful experience truth is it is but it's not the ultimate the ultimate is to being in the lower worlds you know why because they're the struggle and then absolute big deal right it's like the difference between living I'm just using this as an example in a society in a place where everyone's doing the same thing or when you live outside and there are people that are not doing what you're doing in the way of serving God and you continue and you inspire yourself your family and others and your living example you've made something of yourself you're not just another cookie cutter copycat individual who has a seat in a membership in a synagogue so that banging me the Bane in the Prototype of the balatanya and he says this is us that's chapter 14. teaches us so debating me excels in struggle that's why I'm excited about the bathing I'm not excited about the Sonic hey I have no I have no I have it's not my realm but even if it were my realm I'm not excited about that Sonic 's coasting I'm excited about someone who's not ghosting who's struggling and deals with struggles and overcome struggles that's an accomplishment and Downton ever says that's what a pain in the is and that's why it's relevant to every one of us so I think this is a very very important Insight that we learned filo let's continue call him and even someone who's lenient he is so lenient that other people who are lenient in regard to serving Hashem call him cow that's the one the way I once heard the interpretation is literally it means you only someone who's lenient very lenient Kyle Shepherd College I heard an explanation that you know how lenient this fellow is that even other fellows who are so lenient say oh you're really lenient you know we're leaving it but we still you know bothers us you know if we we if we don't put on film but you it doesn't even bother at all so we call that Kyle Shepherd Collins see out that episode look at this [Music] self-sacrifice for the sanctity of the god villain right this will be explained later in chapter 18 and 19 in Tanya but the fact is that a cow shouldn't call him as we saw in the Holocaust the Frida kareva gives his own testimony he was standing next to people who who weren't religious who never were involved and as the bombs were flying overhead and Warsaw he saw people to his right and left saying where did it come from it came from their essence so I feel the cow shipping Khalid even someone was so lenient who laughs at Taylor who doesn't care outwardly can have nasira Snapfish and therefore the Balinese still talking to himself look further but like knife I will not fall from him surely in other words I surely won't desecrate and go against God if a cow shouldn't call him who doesn't give a damn excuse the expression doesn't care when a cop push comes to shove says is ready to give his life for God when he's tested bow to the Cross or I'll kill you he just kill me I'm not bound to the cross I the the average Jew who's not okay surely don't want to separate myself for God so what happened hello the problem is the spirit of family of stupidity of stuyot entered the pain in his mind the Consciousness look at those words and it appears to him it's not this way it appears to him ship it Shabbat Veda Zoo by doing this particular Avera this transgression that he is about to do but then I'm still Jewish I'm still you hoodie the English Mercy move Dallas and my soul and the soul is not separated Billy came slow from the god of Israel that's number one the game so number one his mind tells him at the time of the transgression it's only an outer thing come on I'm still a Jew I'm not really cut off from God number two let's continue at the moment of the transgression he forgets about his love for God tell us believe me that's latent in his heart says the pain in the knee avalani but I I a nanny writes aaliers powerful worlds here I don't want to be a stupid a fool like this person who believes that a it's not a big deal and B I still I forget my connection I don't want to be such a stupid Ness to deny the truth this is all the thinking and consciousness of the bayernity Prototype my shanking conversely when it comes to something that is in the heart the highness mamas believe for that being evil to be despised in the heart of the Sunday but tackles the Sinners and for it for one to have an absolute hatred towards it oh yeah or even not an absolute hatred this cannot be in all with all Truth by abandoning only by someone who has this Powerful Love for God but I know game which we call a love of the lights listening to have pleasure in God the way we will have in Islam the way we have about in the world to come which is a Sadiq and I'm not inside so the last three four lines are from is basically saying Azadi can experience either absolute hatred or inner or not absolute hatred relative hatred towards evil but that's because Sonic is experiencing a love for God that's called love for the lights so we'll continue tomorrow and send but what we have over here is of the basic difference between Sadiq and benini and gave us a lot of verbiage to understand why it's paining me tomorrow Mr sham I'll explain a little bit about Midas called Adam is a very interesting word to describe Panini and to describe that it's something that's relevant to each and every one he says the word Mida I want to talk about that tomorrow zyde doesn't have a good day everyone shalom bye