The Zeide Reb Motele

Worldly activities need not detract one from the Divine service. "If one studies the Torah laws regarding commercial transactions, one is doing a mitzvah. It is no less of a mitzvah if one engages in commerce and plies the laws of Torah to his activities."

The ten sefiros are divided into the cognitive and the affective. The first three are cognitive. There are seven affective or “emotive" sefiros

"So it is with the lofty concepts of G-dliness," the Alter Rebbe said. "Most of these teachings may fall to the ground, but even if just a few tiny drops enter people's minds and hearts, it can elevate them spiritually."

One time, the tzaddik of Sanz looked out the window and motioned to a person to come in. "Suppose you found a purse with money. Would you keep it or try to find its rightful owner?" "Of course I would try to find its owner," the man said. "You are a simpleton," the tzaddik said. He then called another person and posed the same question. The second man said, "I would keep it." The tzaddik said, "You are a scoundrel." The tzaddik then posed the same question to a third person. This man responded, "Rabbi, if I find a purse, only then will I know what I will do. Perhaps I will be able to subdue my yetzer hara and return it. Hopefully, G-d will help me withstand the temptation. But until I am placed in that particular position, I cannot predict what I would do." "You are talking sensibly," the tzaddik said.