The Five General Levels of Love: Difference between revisions
Created page with "The five general levels of love are referred to in Torah with five expressions: devekah (attachment), cheshikah (desire), chafitzah (longing), dibur (speech), and ahavah (love). These expressions are mostly found in Chazal and Chassidus, and are explained in various ways. == Source of the Concept == The source of the expressions of love is learned in the Midrash from verses regarding Hashem's love for Israel, and to differentiate - from Shechem's love for Dinah:<blockqu..." |
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== The Four Shades in the Light of Fire == | == The Four Shades in the Light of Fire == | ||
The four expressions in chapter 3 of Tanya (b'cheshikah, v'chafitzah, v'teshukah, v'nefesh shokekah) correspond to the four shades in the light of fire, for love is from the element of fire in the divine soul. | The four expressions in chapter 3 of Tanya (b'cheshikah, v'chafitzah, v'teshukah, v'nefesh shokekah) correspond to the four shades in the light of fire, for love is from the element of fire in the divine soul. | ||
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