Daily Tanya Monday 18th Tamuz Igeres Hateshuvah Chapter 6: Receiving vitality from the side of evil versus from the side of good

1.      Receiving vitality from the side of evil versus from the side of good:

• In times of the temple the Jewish people received their life from the G-dly soul: In the times of the temple when the Shechina resided on it [and was revealed to the whole world to receive from], the Jewish people were on such a high level that they received their very life force for their actual bodies from the G-dly soul and from the innermost source of life given by the infinite God, through the Divine name of Havayah. [Accordingly, if somebody received the penalty of excision, in which is Godly soul was cut off from its source above, his body would literally cease to receive life and he would die at age 50 or 60.]
• During exile the soul can receive from impurity as well: However, after the Shechina was exiled from the temple due to the sins of the Jewish people, and the Jewish people became demoted from their level of holiness, this then caused the lower letter Hei of the name Havayah to fall below from one lower lever to another lower level, until it eventually became invested within the Ten Sefiros of Nogah, which is made up of good and evil from the tree of knowledge, and is in charge of giving vitality and blessing to all of the matters of the world through the constellations, sun moon and stars, and through the ministers appointed over them.
• This idea that all matters of the world receive from the constellations above it follows the saying of the sages that there is no blade of grass that grows below without his constellations telling it to grow from above.
• How a Jew can receive from the side of impurity: Once the divine letter Hei has been exiled into the Kelipa of Nogah it now became possible for a sinning Jew to receive physical vitality and life for his animal soul through the levels of impurity, just like actual animals. You see, the chambers of impurity receive their energy from the ten Sefiros of Noga, and when the Sefiros of Noga themselves include within them the divine letter Hei that has been exiled within it, it makes it possible for even a Jew to receive his vitality through the chambers of evil. The Zohar explains this as follows: Man has freedom of choice to choose from where he will receive his energy and vitality from. If he chooses to act in a manner appropriate to Torah law with good and holy thoughts and actions, then he will receive his vitality from the chambers of holiness. If, however, he chooses to sin, either an action, speech, or thought of transgression, then he will receive all of his energy from the chambers of the side of evil for the time being that he is involved in the sinful activity.

2.      When man sins, he actually receives more divine energy:

• Furthermore, as a result of his sin he actually receives greater vitality and energy through these impure levels, then he would have received if he would not have sinned and would’ve remained a recipient of the side of holiness.