Tanya Chapter 13: The Inner Judges of Elul | Miriam Cohen

The Tanya says something surprising about the struggle inside us. The two impulses we carry, the pull toward fear and the pull toward love, are not our rulers. They are our judges. Each one presents its opinion, and neither one gets the final word. In this class we continue into Chapter 13 and stay with the Benoni, the in-between person. The Benoni is not someone who has stopped struggling. He feels both pulls fully. What makes him the master of choice is the small window between the impulse and the response, and the willingness to notice it. Then the Tanya adds something tender. There is a third judge, and that judge is G-d Himself, who comes to help the good in us. On our own the voice of fear can feel so physical and so loud that we are sure it will win. But a small candle lights up a whole dark room. All of this lands differently in Elul, the month when the King is in the field. G-d does not wait for us in the palace, dressed in our finest and behaving perfectly. He comes out to meet us where we actually are, in our ordinary clothes, in the mud and in the mess. If you take one thing from this class, let it be this. G-d is rooting for the good in you to win. Chapters: 0:00 Opening 0:07 Where we are in the Tanya, Chapter 13 1:05 The Benoni, a level every one of us can reach 2:02 Looks like a tzaddik, lives an inner battle 2:48 The divine soul and the animal soul 3:13 The master of choice, the window before we react 4:16 Room to accept our own struggle 4:49 Elul, the King is in the field 6:07 The two impulses as internal judges 7:00 Reading it inside, both are their judges 8:33 The panel, watching the voices instead of becoming them 9:41 The third judge, G-d helps the good in us 10:59 Unblending, witnessing the fear so it is not you 11:51 Letting compassion come on board Read the written teaching: https://www.livekabbalah.com/blog/when-g-d-is-in-the-fiel… Study authentic Kabbalah with Rabbi Amichai Cohen and Miriam from Tzfat, Israel. Join Light Warrior Path: https://www.livekabbalah.com/light-warrior-path Start here: https://www.livekabbalah.com Subscribe for teachings on Kabbalah, Torah spirituality, Zohar, Tanya, Hebrew letters, Jewish meditation, and practical spiritual growth. Email: info@livekabbalah.com #Kabbalah #JewishMysticism #TorahSpirituality