Machshava:

Ethics 

Collections: Rabbi Weinberger: Tanya

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p. 50. The five categories/types of Jews and their lives and levels in this world. A perfect tzaddik (righteous person) has it "good" even in this world. The Zohar's (kabbalistic text) perspective on "tzaddik ve'rah lo" - the righeous person who suffers in this world. A deep spiritual distinction between two typw of tzaddik. Rabbah's view of himself as a "beinuni" (intermediate). Iyov's complaint against the concept of punishment. Good and evil inclinations are not pre-ordained in a person, otherwise there would be no b'chirah chofshis (free choice).