Rso:
How do you make sense out of these two contradicting comments?
Rso (response to DY)
“He’s right. They are still saying that we should do mitzvos because that will bring Mashiach and since that is what Hashem wants we are “helping Him out”. We are saying that we should do mitzvos ONLY because He told us to.
The difference sounds fine but it is actually major.”
And…
“Actually it is brought that that is indeed the tachlis. Schar mitzva mitzvah means that since Hashem wants us to receive schar (miteva Hatov leheitiv) we should be doing mitzvos with the intention of so to speak “enabling Him” to give us schar. Not so that we should enjoy the schar but that He should be “able” to give us schar, which is what He wants to do.”
Do we do mitzvas just for Hashems rotzion, or we do for a tachlis? And do we help him out to bring the schar or not?
And you say this after your earlier comment.
The difference sounds fine but it is actually major.”
Please explain.