Editing Tannaim (section)

== The Tannaim in Chassidic Teaching ==
The root of most Tannaim's souls is in the world of Beriah (Creation), because the root of the Mishnah itself is in Yetzirah (Formation), and the Tanna who is the "master of the Mishnah" is of a higher level, in Beriah.

Generally, the most lenient of the Tannaim had their soul root from the upper world, where there is not as much loss or damage from the nourishment of the external forces as there is below where greater restrictions are needed. For this reason, we find that specifically the most important Tannaim are the most lenient.

But despite their high soul root, the halacha is not according to them, because according to Torah ruling - "follow the majority," and most of the generation is from the lower world, where the halacha of clarifications is different.

For this reason, generally the highest and most elevated souls of the Tannaim, such as Rabbi Meir, Rabbi Eliezer, and Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the halacha is not according to them.