An interesting thought from the Mittler Rebbe, whose Hillula was today and whose holiday of redemption is tonight.

Here is the first time I recall seening an explanation in Chabad Chassidus of the two "loves" that are in between the two "fears" (דחילו ורחימו ורחימו ודחילו), as they correspond to the letters of Hashem's name.

According to the rule that נעוץ תחילתן בסופן -the beginning is tied to the end, it's known that the lower fear of the last letter ה׳ is the same as/attached to the higher fear of the first letter יוד׳. If so we must also say that the lower love of the third letter ו׳ is attached to the higher love of the second letter ה׳ and the higher love is, visa-versa, attached to the lower love. 

Essentially, these two loves are a concept of רצוא ושוב - going upwards and returning. The lower love reaches upwards with a tangible desire, like Teshuva from the heart and nullification of ones will. This causes a higher love to descend from above, a love of pleasures, from understanding a revelation of hidden divine wisdom.

The two levels of fear also work this way, the lower fear one has not to be rebellious and to force oneself to do what's right, awakens the higher fear in true form of paralysis in front of on high.

Mamarim Kuntresim,
להבין ענין שעתיד משיח לאתבא צדיקיא בתיובתא

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