In the previous chapters the Alter Rebbe discussed the divine soul; its ten faculties — three intellectual and seven emotional — and its three garments by which it expresses itself, namely, the thought, speech and action of Torah and the mitzvot. He explained that the garments of the divine soul are actually on a higher […]

In the previous chapters the Alter Rebbe discussed the divine soul; its ten faculties — three intellectual and seven emotional — and its three garments by which it expresses itself, namely, the thought, speech and action of Torah and the mitzvot.   He explained that the garments of the divine soul are actually on a […]

וצד הקדושה אינו אלא השראה והמשכה מקדושתו של הקדוש ברוך הוא The side of holiness is nothing but the indwelling and extension of G‑d’s holiness. ואין הקדוש ברוך הוא שורה אלא על דבר שבטל אצלו יתברך, בין בפועל ממש, כמלאכים עליונים Now, G‑d dwells only on that which is surrendered to Him, whether [the surrender […]

וצד הקדושה אינו אלא השראה והמשכה מקדושתו של הקדוש ברוך הוא   The side of holiness is nothing but the indwelling and extension of G‑d’s holiness.   ואין הקדוש ברוך הוא שורה אלא על דבר שבטל אצלו יתברך, בין בפועל ממש, כמלאכים עליונים   Now, G‑d dwells only on that which is surrendered to Him, […]

ולכן נקרא עולם הזה ומלואו עולם הקליפות וסטרא אחרא That is why this world with all it contains is called the world of kelipot and sitra achra — despite the fact that this world, too, receives its vitality from G‑d’s holiness. Since the creatures of this physical world feel themselves to be independent, separate beings, […]

ולכן נקרא עולם הזה ומלואו עולם הקליפות וסטרא אחרא   That is why this world with all it contains is called the world of kelipot and sitra achra — despite the fact that this world, too, receives its vitality from G‑d’s holiness.   Since the creatures of this physical world feel themselves to be independent, […]