With the help of Hashem, we shall now study the different sources of love which we have in our soul [which we can use to love Hashem]. Let us discuss 5 different sources of love that we have in our souls, from the lowest level to the highest level.
(1) The lowest level of love is the love which we have received from outside of ourselves, from external sources. (2) The second level of love is the love which we have acquired throughout previous lifetimes (gilgulim). (3) The third level of love is the love we inherited from the Avos (forefathers)[1]. (4) The fourth level of love is the love that comes from being a cheilek eloka mimaal, a “portion of G-d above”. (5) The fifth and deepest level of love is the love that comes from the oneness that exists between Hashem, the Torah, and the Jewish people.[2]
