Monday, January 18, 2010

"If G-d can do anything, can he not do nuttin'?!"

AiynBase with R' Paltiel 1/18/10 Monday 3 Shevat 5770



Below the middle of page 9 – line starts “ze im ze”.


We saw a case of cause of effect where there is no real connection between the two, though the effect comes from the cause.


A closer relationship is where the effect is a level within the cause. Usually sechel and midot is the example of ilu ve alu – cause and effect. Within the essence of the cause is contained the effect. They are very different – sechel is objective knowledge and midot are personal, yet within the sechel there has to be a subjective sense. If the sechel is devoid of any broader sense of value, then it is also possible to derive the cause from the effect – a question can be theoretical or can come from the life experience of the person. Usually the life force of the sechel inspires the result.


In tohu however sechel, was the cause for the midot, but there as a separate entity. Like and infant in the womb of he mother – it lives from her, but is a separate entity.






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