Continuing to look at mah and ban. The principle presence of ban is declaration of their presence. Mah on the other hand is contained internally.
Internal chochmah is like we say light comes from the source without effort, but there is a difference between the sun and the nefesh. The nefesh does it with intent and this alludes to the 10 internal sphirot.
If there is intent there is the 10 sphirot automatically, because there is origination, development and execution of the intent.
Light from the sun is without intent. But the nefesh gives light, also automatically, the nefesh is essentially life, and gives it to the body, it is automatic in terms of what is given, but not why it is given. It gives life intentionally. It is hard to see how it is automatic and intentional. To explain and grasp this we look at chochmah that is undefinable – a presence without presence. This internal chochmah is the internal decision to reveal the ohr.
The nefesh recognizes/understand the merit of doing the work and enduring the pain of being in the body.
Love can be loud or quiet. Chesed represents the openess between soul and G-dliness. The soul recognizes that it is part of the G-dliness that is everywhere. Even though it has its own kochot and is a “separate” spark, it unites with the G-dly presence. The way a spark connects with a flame, on the one hand they are the same, yet we do say there is a connecting element – by its very essence it is drawn to theHidden flame – this is the hidden love – it comes from its inherent connection.
Revealed love and fear is easier to grasp, they come and go and are thus easier to perceive. Hidden love and fear are harder to perceive since they are internal and in a way, “nothing is happening” - it is an experience, yet it is a quiet experience. It is a connection, yet is one thing.
These are the elements of the tree of life (quite love) and tree of knowledge (excited love) – both are trees – a tree with a fruit and you can pick and eat the fruit. Tree of knowledge is something that needs to be developed – you develop you daas as you grow – there are fruit. But chaim – life – is a a constant, not something that can be developed – it is inherent – how can this be a tree? No, Chayus is also a tree, an experience, but on a completely different level.
Tree of knowledge – you learn and you don't want to repeat the same material. Tree of life is an experience, it is repeated, and there is an enormous desire and satisfaction of life, and yet there is nothing novel in it. There is an experience in living, even though it is constant. The experience is not dependent on the novelty, this seems essential, yet it is an experience.
We feel we are living the life itself, not that it is coming to us from elsewhere. Inherently a person was created to live for ever. The fact that is leaves is since the body was ruined. A person is not really aware of the possibility of not being alive, because he is experiencing eternal life, a person is essentially eternal. How can that be an experience? If it is so constant and eternal how is it experienced? It is experienced because there is significance in life.
There is such a thing as internal intelligence, sphirot and intention. These are internal hidden / treasured faculties that are for the essence. The king has known resources and artifacts, and then the king has hidden treasures that are priceless – this is his real power source. It cannot be evaluated, but it has a value. They provide the basis for his kingdom without being exposed.
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