AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Wednesday
2 Cheshvan 5772
Page
170 – about middle of the top paragraph of the page –
(line
starts, 'she-chozer u-mayir...') For text, see picture below.
The mind of the
mashpia is on a different level from that of the recipient.
The mashpia draws
from his contact with the 'source' of the material/concept. In order
to reach the recipient he has to hide the light of his mind
internally... as if he loses perspective and never really
understood.
In other words the
mashpia/mentor puts himself in the same situation as the recipient.
'He starts from darkness, and so do I'. And in this way is
recognized the the level of light (ohr sechel) that is accessible to
the recipient.
If the mashpia did
not undergo this process, and just gave him 'the conclusion' it
wouldn't be effective. He presents him with light – light is
connected to the source, and nevertheless he presents a level of
light that is acceptable to the recipient.
The mashpia gets the
light from the reality itself.
Think of a person
giving directions to a visitor. The local person sees the whole
neighborhood from above! He cannot get lost. All is inter-related.
Now to explain to the visitor he has to put himself in the position
of 'Hey, this guy has no idea of where he is'. And he puts his big
overview aside.
The overview is not
the reality. But he has it 'in his bones'. The overview itself is a
revelation/representation. So the local person talks to the visitor,
from the perspective of reality itself – this is real to him.
The mashpia knows,
'this can be known'. The recipient has no idea.
This is the
difference in the 'not knowing' of each of them. The mentor 'stands
in this reality – he lives there' even when he hides the light for
the sake of presenting something acceptable to the recipient.
The view of the
mashpia/mentor is not based on proofs and deduction. He has the
entire reality of this sechel/perception. This is like the local
resident who knows that you can go from here to there this way, even
if he does not walk that way...
And by means of this
the mashpia has access to the light of mind (ohr sechel) that is
relevant to the student/recipient.
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