Lessons in Tanya musings day 26 1/24/2023

Chapter 15 - This chapter describes the difference between the beinoni who is considered as not serving Gd vs. the one who is serving Gd as the distinction between the person who does just enough vs. the person who goes above and beyond to do a little extra.  The Alter Rebbe derives this from a talmudic discussion about learning something 100 vs. 101 times, for the extra one time shows a revealed sense of love for the subject as opposed to just learning to fulfill an obligation.  This concept is one which has powerful spiritual growth implications as I refer to during this podcast.  I also discuss how this argument opens the door to a discussion of accepting those times when you aren't able to go above and beyond (which we will return to again in subsequent discussions).