Bidrachim rabot halachti... Chassidus views the command to Avram, "Lech Lecha", as a command to the holy Neshama to descend from Essential Truth into the highest truth of a physical existence. And also as the ascent from the world of Terach into the highest physical truth. And when we do both, bringing our neshamos into this bodily world and raising our feet to dance higher, higher, higher, the whole shebang gets lifted. Based on Maamer Vayomer Hashem El Avram, delivered from the Lubavitcher Rebbe's room in 1977
One of our favorite Adi Ran songs. B'etzem yesh !!RAK!! Hakoidish bu'chooo... To me, the vort is: A person must go through and experience many aspects of life, yes, even challenges, but not for pain and not forever: Just עד שהוא תופס ש-- יש הקודיש ב'כו יש הקודיש ב'כו בעצם יש רק הקודיש ב'כו!
Then the challenges ARE life. Then the victories are sweet. Then the next page is more interesting and the next stop more exciting and the surprises more pleasant and more surprising. Cuz בעצם יש רק הקודיש ב'כו! :)