Whereas fallen love is selfish, love of G-d is expansive. Fallen fears are obsessive, true fear is edifying. In Judaism, the return to the source is accomplished through the path of Torah, which lifts the fallen world back to G-d. At first glance, the practice of Torah may seem exceedingly difficult. There are 613 explicit commandments found in the Pentateuch, and together with the details of their observance, the number reaches the tens of thousands.
Positive commandments require action of some kind, while negative ones demand a degree of restraint.
There is barely an act in the day that does not come under the jurisdiction of the Law. Many are repetitious and a fair amount restrictive. For when the being no longer disperses itself horizontally, it begins to turn inward for fulfillment. The sight of long-frocked Hasidim is a common one in many American cities. This is meant less as a denial of the outside world than a cultivation of the inner one.