Reply To: Chassidus

One Liner – incorrect. R’ Schneur Zalman Liadi said that the purpose of learning Torah was not for the sake of learning itself, but to get closer to Hashem. He said that since the majority of people weren’t capable of learning at a high level, they should spend far less time learning, and spend more time in prayer, as that would accomplish the desired result far better than learning.

This was one of the main arguments of the Gra against chassidus.