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== Its Essence and Virtue ==

Merirut in divine service occurs when a person feels the fact of being distant from holiness, and consequently finds themselves in a state of dejection. Although in sadness there is a similar movement of spiritual dejection, there is a fundamental difference between them: while ~~sadness~~ comes from the element of earth in a person, which makes them heavy like earth and unable to do anything to improve their situation; merirut, on the other hand, contains within itself energies of positive action to change the situation.

Merirut in divine service occurs when a person feels the fact of being distant from holiness, and consequently finds themselves in a state of dejection. Although in sadness there is a similar movement of spiritual dejection - [[Atzvus]] there is a fundamental difference between them: while Atzvus - Sadness comes from the element of earth in a person, which makes them heavy like earth and unable to do anything to improve their situation; merirut, on the other hand, contains within itself energies of positive action to change the situation.

This is also the reason why merirut leads afterward to joy, since the person sees the future - that the situation is about to change (through their future work).

This is also the reason why merirut leads afterward to [[Simcha (joy)|joy]], since the person sees the future - that the situation is about to change (through their future work).

For this reason, although Chassidut completely rejects the feeling of sadness, it encourages the feeling of merirut, as in the saying of the Alter Rebbe: "Sadness and melancholy are forbidden things; merirut is a proven and tested remedy for success in learning and in the ways of divine service."

For this reason, although Chassidut completely rejects the feeling of sadness, it encourages the feeling of merirut, as in the saying of [[the Alter Rebbe]]: "Sadness and melancholy are forbidden things; merirut is a proven and tested remedy for success in learning and in the ways of divine service."

As explained in the Tanya, the feeling of sadness regarding matters of this world or general sadness - should be "transformed" into the feeling of merirut - which affects the person and causes them to work - regarding their spiritual state, which will also eliminate their sadness in worldly matters and bring them to joy.

As explained in the [[Tanya]], the feeling of sadness regarding matters of this world or general sadness - should be "transformed" into the feeling of merirut - which affects the person and causes them to work - regarding their spiritual state, which will also eliminate their sadness in worldly matters and bring them to joy.

Merirut is characterized as smallness and contraction in divine service, unlike contemplation of G-d's greatness, which is characterized as greatness and expansion.

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 == Its Essence and Virtue ==
-Merirut in divine service occurs when a person feels the fact of being distant from holiness, and consequently finds themselves in a state of dejection. Although in sadness there is a similar movement of spiritual dejection, there is a fundamental difference between them: while sadness comes from the element of earth in a person, which makes them heavy like earth and unable to do anything to improve their situation; merirut, on the other hand, contains within itself energies of positive action to change the situation.
+Merirut in divine service occurs when a person feels the fact of being distant from holiness, and consequently finds themselves in a state of dejection. Although in sadness there is a similar movement of spiritual dejection - [[Atzvus]] there is a fundamental difference between them: while Atzvus - Sadness  comes from the element of earth in a person, which makes them heavy like earth and unable to do anything to improve their situation; merirut, on the other hand, contains within itself energies of positive action to change the situation.
-This is also the reason why merirut leads afterward to joy, since the person sees the future - that the situation is about to change (through their future work).
+This is also the reason why merirut leads afterward to [[Simcha (joy)|joy]], since the person sees the future - that the situation is about to change (through their future work).
-For this reason, although Chassidut completely rejects the feeling of sadness, it encourages the feeling of merirut, as in the saying of the Alter Rebbe: "Sadness and melancholy are forbidden things; merirut is a proven and tested remedy for success in learning and in the ways of divine service."
+For this reason, although Chassidut completely rejects the feeling of sadness, it encourages the feeling of merirut, as in the saying of [[the Alter Rebbe]]: "Sadness and melancholy are forbidden things; merirut is a proven and tested remedy for success in learning and in the ways of divine service."
-As explained in the Tanya, the feeling of sadness regarding matters of this world or general sadness - should be "transformed" into the feeling of merirut - which affects the person and causes them to work - regarding their spiritual state, which will also eliminate their sadness in worldly matters and bring them to joy.
+As explained in the [[Tanya]], the feeling of sadness regarding matters of this world or general sadness - should be "transformed" into the feeling of merirut - which affects the person and causes them to work - regarding their spiritual state, which will also eliminate their sadness in worldly matters and bring them to joy.
 Merirut is characterized as smallness and contraction in divine service, unlike contemplation of G-d's greatness, which is characterized as greatness and expansion.