episode 34 - CONTROL YOUR STATE - LOVE AND FEAR AS A DAILY PRACTICE?
Chassidus focuses extensively on the emotions: How does mind interact with emotions, what is the source of mind and heart? What sort of emotional response is there in the mind itself and because of the mind?
At the base of it all, emotions have a major role in spiritual work and perhaps are the driving force of the work.
Too often the spotlight shines on ridding oneself of the negative side of emotions and less is spoken amongst chassidim of nurturing and building the positive states of emotions such as love of G-d and fear of G-d.
Zacharia asks why so many of us do not attempt to reach emotional heights such as these. Do we not have the ability?