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Tanya (Part 5)

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Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

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this week to Monday morning instead of the usual Wednesday. So the beginning the opening of Tanya this first per which we've started uh is building up as we've described the alterba the balatana is setting it up almost like a shirlly he's asking a series of questions and building up those series of questions which he'll then try to answer with one answer but it takes time. So you have to be patient as he's developing this opening idea which is foundational and fundamental to life and to really build to understand who we are, what makes us tick. As we've said, instead of treating the symptoms of life and the ailments, the illnesses, what we need to fix and heal, he's going right to the core, right to the illness, right to the right to the center to be able to from within help us understand, better understand ourselves so we can better be our best selves. So again, let's start. the end of the third parag tells us that we take an oath when we're born that tells us be and don't be a Russia even if the whole world tells you you're such a big sadic from your such a big sadic you're amazing you're a sadic don't buy into don't believe the hype see yourself as a Russia don't see your greatness see your deficiencies don't see your perfection see your imperfections says the we need to understand this doesn't seem compatible or consistent with what we know. Don't see ourselves as negative. Don't be hyperritical and judgmental of

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  1. 0:30this week to Monday morning instead of the usual Wednesday. So the beginning the opening of…
  2. 2:01ourselves. Don't see ourselves labeled as a rush. We saw this last time. And if a…
  3. 4:07they suffer in their wickedness it's bad and then the gamar And has the fifth category…
  4. 6:09our soul. We're beginning to understand what makes us tick. We're beginning to get into the…
  5. 7:39on ways you don't see any policemen hiding around the corner. So now you have free…
  6. 9:44So the zor understands sadic vo but there's still ra. He's at sadic. He's righteous. He…
  7. 11:46overruling and overcoming and suppressing the inclination to do the right thing. And he's a Russia.…
  8. 13:22for Benon that's not by accident which we'll see in a moment and we'll and we'll…
  9. 15:27Says to master, you're denying everybody else life. If you're a Benoni, if you the great…
  10. 17:32versus the fifth. And that's what we'll pick up with next time. We need real understanding…

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