“Presenting Essence” p: 171

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Thursday 9 Cheshvan 5772 

Page 171 – above middle of the page – (line starts, 'ha-atzmus...') For text, see picture below.

We said that the light pocesses the element of essence. It is a representation of essence rather than of light. It is a volitional presentation from Essence. It cleaves to the esence.

The light does not want to project light, but rather to project the essence.

The real element of the light, which can be taken from an external perspective and can be misunderstood, is the essence.

Think of the mentor and the mentee. The mentor contracts himself to identify that which he can present to the recipient. But after that he has to re-introduce his own original light in order to do his mentorship. Why does he not just give a trace of the light? Why work with the original light? The reason is because the mentor wants to work with the mentee not to tell him, 'which way to go,' but because he has a profound, very valuable reality that he wants to share with the recipient. Anything less is short-change. He wants to give the real thing! “I want you to know the real thing, otherwise you are wasting my time!”

The analog is that G-d Himself wants to be presented in the light. He does not just want to present light. 'what's the point of that?!'

Chochmah/wisdom is the experience of the ratzon/will. But of the external element of the ratzon.

'The soul has delight in that which it has delight', says the Tanya. There is no explanation.

The Zohar says, 'the world was created in order that the creatures know Him'. The creation was to reveal His perfection.