Reply To: The world is in a state of Geula- and don’t misunderstand us!

Laskern:
“CS, Define to me what Chasiddus means? The chazal say איזהו חסיד המתחסד עם קונו who is a chosid who does right with his Creator, One who does לפנים משורת הדין one who does extra. King David says שמרה נפשי כי חסיד אני a chosid needs extra protection because he does more than required, so the border line becomes hazy and unclear. Also, כל הגדול מחבירו יצרו גדול ממנו the tzadik has a greater yetzer hara because as we mentioned he has a higher neshomo. Look at the mesilas yeshorim on shaar hachasidim.”

You mean chossid or chassidus? You are correct that the correct usage of the term chossid would be akin to the use of tzadik gamur, see Tanya perek 10.

However I meant it colloquially as it is used within Chabad in two ways. One is more like talmid, as in chossid of the Rebbe. But it also means someone who constantly strives to work on himself in Avodas Hashem. Not every lubavitcher would be called a chossid. A chossid we call someone who we respect for constantly working and growing etc or someone who has attained significant levels in Avodas Hashem.

Chassidus is what the Rebbeim taught (and some Rebbeim outside lubavitch as well as has been noted) based on pnimius HaTorah. That’s the short of it. For a longer definition of what Chassidus is let me know if you want me to expound.