Thursday, February 12, 2009
chai tanya about earth
Our Sages say in Avodah Zarah 5B A man should always submit to the words of Torah like an ox to the yoke, an ass to the load.
A yoke keeps an animal from looking to the sides and going astray. Therefore a man should submit to the words of Torah to keep going straight. The ox is plowing the Earth, which is mentioned in the same Tanya portion for chai shvat like laziness about performing mitzvahs is from the Earth aspect of one's animal soul.
I think this tanya portion is really about fully living out one's potential as a Jew and therefore is great for Shvat 18. Because 18 means life and it's about trees and man is like a tree.
Conquering depression laziness requires physical strength.
A yoke keeps an animal from looking to the sides and going astray. Therefore a man should submit to the words of Torah to keep going straight. The ox is plowing the Earth, which is mentioned in the same Tanya portion for chai shvat like laziness about performing mitzvahs is from the Earth aspect of one's animal soul.
I think this tanya portion is really about fully living out one's potential as a Jew and therefore is great for Shvat 18. Because 18 means life and it's about trees and man is like a tree.
Conquering depression laziness requires physical strength.
// posted by Jonathan Silverman @ 9:02 PM 
