Chossid, to profound101, not to me: “What’s does it mean doing Hashems rotzion? What are we accomplishing in this world by doing mitzvos?
And what is the תכלית בריאת העולם?
Why is rotzion and Moshiach a stirah?”
Here’s what I would answer if you had asked me (and maybe profound101) will agree.
Doing Hashem’s ratzon means doing what he tells us to do, and to do it properly lesheim Shomayim means to do it because He said so regardless of His reasons for telling us to do so.
By doing mitzvos lesheim Shomayim we accomplish that we have done what he told us to do on the highest level. What we accomplish “in this world” and the תכלית of בריאת העולם is really none of our business, except on an intellectual sense. On a practical sense, however, it should be ignored as we are here only to do what Hashem says and ONLY BECAUSE He says so.
So “rotzoin” and “Mashiach” are indeed a stira if you mix the latter into your reason for doing the former. It’s fine to realize that when we do things lesheim Shomayim Mashiach is closer, but it’s not find to perform mitzvos for that reason.
I believe this is basic hashkofa of everybody outside Lubavich, and I even wonder if it was not basic Lubavich hashkofa before lubavich got “obsessed” with Mashiach. Could you bring me lubavich sources from, say, a hundred years ago that say otherwise? Please note, I am asking for sources that say that the REASON we perform mitzvos is to bring Mashiach, not that our performance brings Mashiach and that that is a great thing.