Tuesday, October 25, 2011

“Real Novelty” p: 57


Brooklyn Bridge and shoreline park, photo: Kevin Moshe Rubin

AyinBase with R' Paltiel 10/25/11 Tuesday 27 Tishrei 5772  

Page 57 – a few lines above the middle of the page (line starts: “kulhi...”)

See link on the upper right of the blog to view all pages of the text...

Innovation is sourced in the ratzon/will. A new state originates there. Something unexpected. Ratzon is an expression of what is in the etzem/essence. The 'outside' is recognized and is 'being created'.

From ratzon downward, all is emerging from hidden to revealed and not 'newly created', but is based on the ratzon.



We see this in sechel - 'what makes sense is what is in the ratzon'. For anything to happen, there needs to initially be an arousal of the ratzon. This is an awakening of the will.

Without this an action cannot follow.

One may think that the will initiates sechel/mind which then 'runs with the ball' of 'how can this be accomplished'. Actually sechel identifies reality – it agrees with the ratzon. The first step if this agreement from the sechel. Sechel, 'gets it' and recognizes the validity of the ratzon.

Sechel asks 'is it right or wrong'. Sechel has to be developed to appreciate what is in the ratzon. For example in the ratzon/will we want to exclusively serve Him, but this is not automatically reflected in the sechel. When it comes to action one has the sense of 'this is the right thing to do'. This is ratzon translated on the level of sechel.

Sechel works to place the ratzon/will in context. This is like buying a modular home and then doing the work of situating it on the lot of land.

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