Thursday, December 20, 2012

“Essence Revealed and Expressed” p:2


AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Thursday 7 Tevet 5773 

Page 2
5th line of the page – (line starts, 'kabalot ol...') For text, click here.

All mitzvoth relate to the Commander of the mitzvoth.

So why is tshuvah/return different? Because in the other mitzvoth He is 'in the background' and that is why there is the necessity before the mitzvah to relate to Him, to accept Him and not just his will...

and what does the mitzvah represent? His will. He Himself is 'in the background', and though you accept Him it is still about His will.

At the giving of the Torah, it was said, 'respect My mitzvot – they are My emissaries'. So the mitzvoth come at the level of the revelation of His will. Not at the level of inherent will/ratzon. This inherent level is essence itself.



Because there is a meaning to everything, all things want to be what they are. The ratzon/will is the wanting to be what it is... not the meaning of stark survival, but rather the holy spark and meaning...

The mitzah is a light, that is cleaving to the Source... which is Essential. But yet the mitzvah is an emissary and not Him Himself. It is essence as it is revealed and expressed.

So doing a mitzvah is getting sustenance at his level. It is like a meal that comes from the Host.

And His presence is contained in the kabbalot ol (acknowledgement) element of the mitzvah, not in the mitzvah per se.

Every mitzvah should have 2 distinct intents – the specificity of the mitzvah, and then the overall intent of acknowledgement of Him.

And the acknowledgement at the time of Rosh Hashannah if beyond that of the rest of the year... 

The acknowledgement at the time of Rosh Hashannah is of the inner dimensions of the soul and is the same as tshuvah/return...

The inner soul, only knows Him, it doesn't know itself. And this is Rosh Hashanah – there is the actual presence of the King.

The mind has the ability to search. To investigate and evaluate... it can perceive a truth even though it is separate. The heart cannot relate to that level of reality – it responds only to that which actually touches it...

A thought cannot grasp You” says the verse, “but He is grasped by arousal of the heart” says the Zoahr.

The heart says, “You're here!? So I am with You” - this is the meaning of the inner aspect of the soul. 



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