: The Lessons in Tanya series on Chabad.org provides a detailed, paragraph-by-paragraph explanation of the text.

You can access the full text and commentaries through several authoritative sources:

: Read the complete Chapter 1 on Chabad.org or the Sefaria Library .

The first chapter, part of the section titled Likutei Amarim , introduces the concept of the two souls within every Jew: the "G‑dly soul" and the "animal soul".