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The discussion until now centered on the category of “turning away from evil.” The Alter Rebbe showed how one could utilize his hidden love of G‑d in refraining from sin. He now goes on to the category of “doing good,” discussing the use of the hidden love in leading one to perform all the positive […]

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In the previous chapters, the Alter Rebbe explained how it is “very near to you,” i.e., how it is very easy and accessible to every Jew to serve G‑d with love and awe. He stated that this can be accomplished either by creating a love and

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והנה עצה היעוצה לטהר לבו מכל עצב ונדנוד דאגה ממילי דעלמא, ואפילו בני חיי ומזוניSound advice has been offered by our Sages on cleansing one’s heart of all sadness and any trace of worry about mundane matters, even

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The Alter Rebbe now goes on to discuss a different type of sadness, that caused by one’s failings in matters of the spirit.אך העצבות ממילי דשמיא, צריך לשית עצות בנפשו ליפטר ממנהAs

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In the previous chapter the Alter Rebbe stated that sadness hinders one’s service of G‑d in general, and his battle with the Yetzer Hara in particular. He therefore discussed means of overcoming sadness caused by material concerns, and by