Thursday, December 11, 2008

Highest of all is CHASSID,

..... and here there are three levels:

(a) Worldly affairs do not disturb or distract him. Every individual can, and every individual must, attain this level.

(b) All his affairs "are G-dliness." Though this level "is not distant from you etc.," it is still not within everyone's reach.

(c) The level described in Tikunei Zohar, "Who is a chassid? He who conducts himself with benevolence towards his Creator -towards His nest" - which means that he seeks to unite the Holy One blessed be He, and His Shechina within those who dwell in the lower worlds - not merely to quench the thirst of his own soul; as explained in Tanya.

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