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Josh31: I pointed out that one cannot possibly fulfill the biblical law of “Viahavta Es Hashem Elokecha” if they do not recognize the spiritual entity of the actual Torah [and that it is an extension koviyochol of God Himself], and understand that when studying it inside, one actually connects/bonds their soul with this spiritual entity. This is demonstrated clearly in the midrash [which explains the posuk] I quoted above, which states that the only way to feel real love/connection to God [and thereby fulfilling this mitzvah] is through “V’hayu Hadevarim Ha’ela Al Livuvecha-placing divrei torah on your heart/soul through continuous diligent study. And since one cannot possibly feel this emotion of love/connection to God while studying w/o them actually believing that this connection occurs, then obviously one requires to first be knowledgeable with the mystical essence of Torah, in order for them to then actually feel this connection, and thereby fulfill this biblical law of “V’ahavta Es Hashem Elokecha” [which is one of the primary obligations of every man and woman].
Similarly, one cannot fulfill the [emotion related] Biblical law of “L’duvku Bo” w/o him/her first being aware of mystical nature of all mitzvos, since one cannot possibly feel this actual connection/deveykus to God w/o him/her believing that it actually occurs.
And God gave us the power of abstract thinking, to be able to grasp this spiritual nature of the world and perceive it as reality, [rather than merely belief].
Lastly, there was obviously a reason why the sages compiled so many passages of aggadah together with the Talmud; since they understood that every Jew must have some familiarity with the reality of the spiritual world in order for him to properly fulfill the Nigla/revealed part of the Torah.