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What does God want? How does He demand it from us? Some of us have this issue with what God has demanded upon us. We sometimes feel intimidated by how difficult it seems to preform ALL of His commandments.
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What does God want from us?
[and how does He demand it?]
Painting a Picture of GodWhat do you see?
Process
INTRO Material
MeditationQ&A
Discussion
Chapter I
•Rabbi Yosef Yizchak Shneursohn •Father in Law of the Last Chabad Rabbi•Gave over these discourses between 1940-1950•Geared to the generation of the holocaust•Good for all people going through hard challenges
INTRO
Chapter I
•“With the Might of each individual” > God wants to be intimate with us. > God Loves us no matter what.•Requires Great Effort > There are challenges and obstacles in the way of doing His will.•Borosi (God created us) = 613 > 7 billion people > only 613 Commandments > Not all are preformed > God only requires us to do our best
Material
Chapter I
God doesn’t expect us to do all the Commandments, some of them are not even possible at this time. God wants us to pick one or two commandments and do them well, to the best of our ability, this does require effort!
Meditation
Chapter II
•God doesn’t come to us with crazy requests•Middle of the road between difficult and easy = Challenging•Mitzva’s given to the Jews because we have the power to elevate them•613 Mitzvas are for ALL Jews Combined•Angels are perfect - Humans are not = We got the Torah
INTRO
Chapter II
•Only Jews have the power to elevate these Mitzvot because of Mesiras Nefesh = Self Nullification > Giving over our will and our lives to the care of a power greater than ourselves (Step III in AA 12 Step Program)
•Jews didn’t get the Torah because they are so great = quite the opposite, it’s because we are lower and the least among the nations.•There are three souls. 1) Natural, 2) Intellectual, 3) Godly (Everyone has the first two but the Godly soul is an accumulative of the first two only found among Jews.•Big difference between Godly Soul = Chabad, and Yetzer Tov = Actions & Mitzvot•Never-the-less > we have to give up our desires to God - & because we are able to = that’s why we have the Torah
Material
Chapter II
We are the example to the world - not better or greater!
Meditation
Chapter III
•Self Nullification is the cause of getting the Torah•Jews are the role models to the world•Mitzvas make us unique•How we do it and why we do it?•We are the examples to the world through our Mitzvas
INTRO
Chapter III
•In our society we have many distractions and obstacles•If we understand Torah & Mitzvas properly we can then come to an emotional arousal. This can only be done when we are at peace.•In this generation Godliness is in a double concealment - making it more difficult for us to seek Him out.•One who doesn’t understand and truly comprehend Godliness mocks all those who are closer to God. They don’t have the proper respect, causing those who are close much pain.•Example: Very well educated prince that sins against his father the king, getting thrown out to live with lowly people.
Material
Chapter III
We must do what’s right no matter what, even when people mock us, tell us off, or make fun of us. It will soon get better > and we will be on the top!
Meditation
Chapter IV
•The difficulties of the exile is that we have many obstacles•In the times of Moses and the Temple > the Jews were on the top and on an elevated state•This exile is the hardest of them all - for Godliness is found in a double concealment •The low people scoff at those who do the right thing. Yet we still do what is right and come out on top
INTRO
Chapter IV
•There are two kinds of pleasure seekers > Low ones (uneducated). Then there are the intellectuals •The intellectuals are full of their pride and see t have no connection to their studies. •In order to be successful in studies, one must humble themselves.•The ones who identify that the more they learn the less they know - are truly educated.•Only through dedication and devotion can one achieve any type of success they seek.
Material
Chapter IV
Dedication and Devotion > The more dedicated and devoted one is they can achieve better desired results
Meditation
Chapter V
•Low people who scoff are comfortable where they are•“Intellectuals” have massive egos which actually lower them•The better people devote and dedicate themselves to doing the right thing
INTRO
Chapter V
•A camel is only loaded according to his capacity > Do what you can to the best of your ability, despite all the challenges and obstacles.•Jews have the strength to overcome - though it needs dedication and devotion•Example: Heel vs. Head when immersing in hot water. They both get equal energy from the brain/soul. But the heel is more dedicated because he is farther and lower down. The farther one is, the more motivated they are to get something.
Material
Chapter V
Everyone can recover and reach great heights > At it needs is great dedication. It seems that we are so low or so far. But that only proves how strong we are and if we want it badly enough we can get it!
Meditation
