Monday, August 27, 2012

“Ownership and Elevation” p: 173


AyinBase, Ayin Beis, with R' Paltiel Monday 9 Elul 5772 

Page 173 – 9th line from the top of the page (line starts, 'kuli kenaal...') For text, see picture below.

We pointed out that there is the essence of light and then there is the spreading of the light.

The essence of light is not derived from essence, but it cleaves to the essence.

The cleaving is what gives it the quality of essence. A quality vastly different from how it is in the 'spreading of the light'. Nevertheless the 'spreading light' too is in a manner of 'cleaving/devaykut'. Although different from that of the essence of light.

This is like tha application of a person's name on some object that he owns. This is like the 'spreading of the name'.

The name is applied in an essential way. And the object has an elevation by having 'the name ' associated with it. This is like the 'field stood up' when it entered into the domain of Avraham/Abraham our father.



So it is only the 'spreading of the name/light' but nevertheless the name is united/mechubar with the person and his qualities are transferred to the object which has an elevation.

This 'spreading of the name' is like speech. Just as in the metaphor of 'the name', so too in the human body. The body is only a garment to the soul, 'you have dressed me up in skin and flesh' says the verse, but nevertheless it is connected and united with the soul, to the extent that he can not actually remove it...! This is the level of garment that is inseparable.

Then there are the 'letters of thought'. Thought is also a garment, but it is one that can be removed. He can remove one thought and take on a different thought.

Still there is a very intrinsic element – 'thought flutters continually' – as long as the soul is in the body, there is continual thought, although the thoughts can be exchanged, one cannot be without thought. Then there is speech - as the verse says, 'there is a time to talk and a time to abstain from speech'. But even so, in truth speech too is not separate...

to be continued.



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