The third plane is religion. God set up a system to regulate human affairs through the Torah that He gave. This system transcends the demands of nature and it transcends the arbitrary choices of government. In this system, people are subjugated to God. One who accepts upon himself the yoke of Torah so completely that he is within God's system cannot, at the same time, fall entirely within the mundane systems of nature or government. . . .
Wise people try to do as many good deeds as they can.
If they are good, then the scales tip in our favor, and we emerge meritorious in judgment. Knowing this we should gather strength to fulfill as many mitzvos as we can. The number may be very great indeed. . . . This being the case, when a person guards himself from forbidden speech, he will usually encounter many opportunities each day to do a sinful act and will make the effort to avoid it. His future reward will be inestimably great.