Friday, November 9, 2012

“Pillars With Names” p: 172


AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel ThursdayNight 23 Cheshvan 5772

Page 172 at 8 line into the second paragraph – (line starts, 'be-bechinat ohr...') For text, see picture below.

We are looking at how the spreading of the light that is called 'hispashtus ha-ohr'. Essence of the light is unto itself. Making itself present is already a 'reflection'. Having an effect (as opposted to just being present) is called hispashtus/spreading or 'ha-arah de ha-arah' (reflection of a reflection).

And this 'reflection of a reflection' still has in it a level of 'tzurah atzmi' – essential form.

Light in general is 'true to its source'. And even at the level of reflection of a reflection it has the level of essence.


A human being is a true being. Thus he has an individual name.

Animals have concerns for survival and food etc. A human being has a real presence. Only the human being represents a reality. His name represents this.

When you name a person you are not referring to the soul itself, but rather to the presence of the soul in a body – that this person is real. Yet this is not the essence of the soul.

The name refers to his participation in the world, not to his life source...

A human being is a partnership of a soul in a body. This is a special creation. It is a miracle. It is not a natural situation. He says to the soul, 'you stay here in the body'. And this is the level of the soul to which the name is applied.

This is only a ha-arah / reflection. The life the body senses is not the soul in full force it is just a reflection. And even while the soul is in the body, it is lifeless. It comes to life in a minimal manner.

The name is only a reflection / ha-arah.

A name can be applied to a person's property. Yet when he makes a sale, another's name can be associated with the same property. 'This is the house of the new owner'. From this we see that when his name is applied to some object (hispashtus/spreading) it is not as unified with the object as one's name is bound with oneself.


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