Chapter 1 | Is there room for the morally mediocre?

Our Soul has 3 vehicles of expression: 1. Thought 2. Speech 3. Action Thinking Torah thoughts, speech of Torah and Mitzvah actions brings the Soul incredibly close with Hashem.

The Soul is divided into 2 parts: 1. Sechel - Intellect 2. Midos - Emotions In this chapter, we discover the inner dynamics of the Soul. We discuss the 3 processes of intellect, and their role in producing and sustaining emotions.

Nefesh Ha'elokis, the Divine Soul: The Divine Soul originates from the thought of Hashem, and since Hashem is totally unified with his thought, this means that our Soul is a literal piece of Hashem inside us.

There are 3 levels of moral status: 1. Tzadik - Righteous 2. Rasha - Corrupt 3. Benoni - Somewhere in between We determine that a Benoni has the external righteousness of a Tzadik, but the internal corruption of the Rasha. Every Jew has 2 souls: 1. A divine soul - Nefesh Ha’elokis 2. An animal-like soul - Nefesh Habehamis

The goal of this podcast is to help make the Tanya accessible, by condensing each chapter into a very brief synopsis that highlights its core messages. Study the Tanya with English translation: https://www.chabad.org/library/tanya/tanya_cdo/aid/6237/jewish/Lessons-in-Tanya.htm