Chapter 21 - Part 1: Part 1 - 14th day of Shevat
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Let me start by saying I'm not new to Tanya. I lived many years in crown heights. However on learning this now I must say I don't relate to the idea of wordless desires. Maybe special people like Abraham or David has such experiences, but for most of us you can't desire something nameless. If a man works hard all day he'll desire food or sexual release, but that's a physical need imbued in him by nature. Can you help me?
I don't see the Tanya (or Rabbi Friedman) using that term. The point that the Tanya is saying, and Rabbi Friedman explains is that when the emotion is revealed there are no words - listen to minute 9:50 and on. The example for this is if you ask a person who is multilingual in what language do you think, they can answer that. But if you ask them in what language do you love or hate, or get angry - there is no answer for that, it isn't even a question. Feelings are beyond words. We use words when we want to communicate our feelings to someone else - but it is not the feeling itself that needs words and language.