Chaim Miller The Practical Tanya Part Two - Gateway To Unity and Faith is the closest I have come to actually understanding the Tanya. Miller provides a line by line, phrase by phrase, close reading of the text, both in Hebrew and English.
Despite this, I still had difficulty understanding the work on a micro level. Miller does the best he can under the confines of the Tanya’s inherent complexity. I can understand the Tanya’s goals as a whole, but individual sections, loaded with dense theological and kabbalistic explication, can still generate frustration.
All Chasid’s attempt to be the heirs of the Baal Shem Tov's teachings. I wonder if the Tanya is the form through which the goal should be delivered.
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