🔥Daily Tanya – Chapter 44 Part 5: The necessity for arousing the love of Ahavas Olam-Contemplation of G-d’s greatness

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6th Iyar/(LY) 2nd Iyar

  1. The necessity for arousing the love of Ahavas Olam-Contemplation of G-d’s greatness:
  • It does not suffice to arouse the previous loves of “My life” and “My father,” but one must also arouse the love of Ahavas Olam which consists of contemplating G-d’s greatness with intent to arouse an unquenchable passionate love for G-d which cannot be extinguished even through many waters and cannot be drowned even by rivers.
  • Its advantage of passion: This form of love is advantageous over the previous forms as it is the result of one’s intellect, creates a stronger passion, and is likened to the value of gold over silver.
  • The purpose of man: In addition, this love fulfills the entire purpose of man’s creation, which is to know G-d’s splendor and greatness, each person to the best of his ability, as it states in the Zohar that G-d created the world in order to be known, as is well known.

 

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Necessity to arouse Ahavas Olam

Beyond the earlier loves (“My life” and “My father”), one must arouse Ahavas Olam by contemplating G‑d’s greatness, to awaken an unquenchable love that cannot be extinguished.

Its advantage of passion

This love is intellect‑based and therefore stronger and more passionate—likened to the value of gold over silver.

The purpose of man

This love fulfills the purpose of creation: to know G‑d’s splendor and greatness, each person according to their ability.

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