Tanya for the 5th and 6th of Shevat, ה'-ו' שבט
The Alter Rebbe’s point is that the main objective in the commandment to love G-d lies not in the love itself but in the practical and wholehearted fulfillment of the commandments that is motivated by this love, for the main thing in this world is action.
It is indeed “very near” to us to love and fear G-d, for we are able to create at least an “intellectual emotion” by means of our mind, which is under our control, even if our heart is not. However, this does not apply to the rasha, who is a slave to the desires of his animal soul and must repent before beginning to serve G-d with love and fear.
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