A Dwelling Place for G-d

The purpose of the creation of this world is that the Holy One, blessed be He, desired to have an abode in the lower worlds.

Tanya, Chapter 36

In creating a dwelling place for the Almighty there are two important aspects:

1. The lower world being a proper receptacle to be an abode for G-d.
2. The abode is that G-d should be expressive in this world in a similar manner that a person is comfortable in their home.

Both of these aspects are revolutionary.

1. In order that the world be a receptacle for the Almighty, the world must rid itself of its ego which defies man’s basic nature.
2. Making the world into a dwelling place for the Almighty, means that the essence of G-dliness should be expressed in a world which is intrinsically insignificant.