Foreword ix Preface xvii Introduction xix Key Philosophical Ideas xxxiii Core Spiritual Practices xliii 1. The Five Kinds of Humans 3 2. God, Wisdom, and Your Essential Nature 7 3. The Three Mothers: Wisdom, Reason, and Knowing 11 4. The Three Garments: Thought, Word, and Deed 13 5. Unity Beyond Thought 17 6. The Necessity of Opposites 21 7. Using the Body for Good 23 8.

Using the Body for Evil 27 9. The Secret Yearning for the Good 31 10. The Purpose of Transformation 35 11. Redemption from Evil 39 12. Bringing Light into the Darkness 43 13. Internal Conflict 47 14. Becoming an Inbetweener 49 15. Serving God 51 16.

The Essential Task 55 17. The Practice of Comprehension 57 18. The Nature of Wisdom 61 19. The Candle of God 65 20. The Unchanging One 69 21. God's Speech 71 22. Other Gods 73 23. Torah and God Are One 75 24.

The Interplay of Opposites 77 25. Folly 79 26. The Profit of Sadness 81 27. Passive Restraint 85 28. Distracting Thoughts 89 29. A Dull Heart 93 30. Cultivating Humility 97 31. Working with Sadness 99 32.

Love Your Neighbor 103 33. Attaining True Joy 105 34 Generosity 109 35. The Task of Self 111 36. No High or Low in God 113 37. Illuminating the World 117 38. The Necessity of Intent 119 39. Acting without Ulterior Motive 121 40. Revealing the Hidden God 125 41.

Love and Awe 129 42. Your Inner "Moses" 133 43. Two Types of Awe 137 44. Higher Grades of Love 139 45. Compassion for God 143 46. Way of Friendship 147 47. Release from Bondage 149 48. The Finite and the Infinite 153 49.

The Purpose of Creation 155 50. Run and Return 157 51. The Dwelling of God 161 52. Perceiving the One 163 53. The One Is within You 165 Notes 167 Glossary of Hebrew Terms 168 Books Cited in Tanya 173 Suggestions for Further Reading 177.