Crowned by Divine Will - Tanya IH 1b

 

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Crowned by Divine Will

Av 4  5785 - Adopted from todays Tanya, Iggeret HaKodesh 1


Who gives strength to the core of our being, the part of us that carries, stabilizes, and holds everything upright?

It is found in our engagement and embodiment of the living wisdom of the Torah Sheba’al Peh, i.e. the Oral Torah.  For in these teachings lives the revelation of the Divine Will.

Wisdom itself is only an emanation. But beyond wisdom is the source, the Divine Desire itself, the pure Will, transcending intellect and limitation.  This Will wraps around us, a shield and a crown, elevating us beyond the structures of thought, the way a crown rests above the head.

This is why our sages taught: “Whoever studies halachot (Torah laws) every day…”,  for it is this engagement with Torah that girds the ‘loins’ of the soul, the part that moves and supports everything else. 

This study gives the soul the resilience and vitality to awaken its “arms”, its capacity for awe and love of G‑d, whether they are born from deep understanding or flow naturally, each according to their own measure.

The time when this empowerment of the ‘arms’ and the ‘head’ (the mind in contemplation) is most accessible is during the morning prayer, a sacred window when compassion flows and the Divine Will inclines toward us.

Therefore, I call upon all who seek the Beloved:

Understand this. Remember it. Let it live between your eyes as a constant reminder. 

Let your prayers come from the depth of your heart every day, seeking G‑d with your whole being,  until your soul spills itself like water in the Presence of the Infinite,  pressing out its essence in love and longing, until nothing of separation remains.

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