Tanya for the 12th of Tevet י''ב טבת
Daily Tanya · Mrs. Tsyrl Turen
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Show Notes
In one tzaddik, the vestigial evil may be such that the proportion of good to evil could be described as 60:1; the evil in another tzaddik may be more minute so that it is overwhelmed by a proportion of good that is 1000:1; and so on.
The divine service of tzaddikim of lower levels may indeed be for the purpose of stilling their thirst for G-d and their desire to cleave to Him, for indeed, the fulfillment of Torah and mitzvot satisfies these needs.
The “men of ascent,” however, whom we have been discussing, are beyond this level of divine service. They do not study Torah or perform mitzvot with the intention of quenching their own thirst for G-dliness, for such service is—in a subtle sense—self-serving, as it is motivated by one’s desire for a certain spiritual profit, namely, the bliss of closeness to G-d.