Tuesday, December 25, 2012

“Move of the Animal Soul” p:2-3


AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Tuesday 12 Tevet 5773 

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Just below the middle of the page – (line starts, 'dafka...') For text, click here.

We are saying tshuvah/return is from the inner level of the soul specifically. This applies even to the lower level of tshuvah.

In the heart and even in the mind is a level of truth. We seek things due to this, not due to external pressure or circumstances. So even when we talk about 'regret' there has to be a point of positive truth that is motivating the turn.


There is no guarantee that a person will not err again. Yet the tshuvah/return results in the uprooting of a previous level and desire, even if later the previous desire may find its way back into his heart.

Tshuvah/return touches the inner level of his heart. The soul/nefesh is a G-dly spark. So when there is a sense that he is severing his connection to G-dliness, then the soul is pained internally...

how much more so the higher aspect of tshuvah/return which is in the inner level of the heart. (12:40 of video)

The mizvah of tshuvah is rooted in Him as He is unto Himself...

As a result of tshuvah/return all the 'will' and 'good will' that were retracted due to errors and misdeeds are returned. This is because, since the element of Essence is touched, so automatically come along all the expressions and wills that He wants (19:50 min of video).

Due to tshuvah/return the person is even more acceptable than before he ever sinned. Because after tshuvah/return there is a different power behind the will.

The shofar corresponds to the inyan of tshuvah/return. We don't see how the sages could push off the mitzah of shofar lest he would carry the shofar on Shabbat... This was the original question. Along the way we explained the special quality of tshuvah/return.

Since the principle of tshuvah/return is in the heart, so you may say whether you blow the shofar or not, you are not nullifying the tshuvah/return.

Nevertheless, the shofar is an integral part of tshuvah/return.

The most important thing of tshuvah/return is that the nefesh ha bahamit (the animal soul) return to G-dliness, so it is imperative that something of the 'animal' is used, to engage and incorporate the animal soul...! So a ram's horn is used.

And for this reason it is hard to understand why the sages could push off this mitzvah due to concern that it would be carried on Shabbat.

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