“How We Breath; You're Not Outside” p:41

Sunday, November 3, 2013

“How We Breath; You're Not Outside” p:41

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Sunday 30 Cheshvan 5774

Page 41 (מא)

At about the middle of the page – (line begins: 'hu...') For text, click: Here.

Rabbi opened the class with comments about Chassidus and serving God.

He talked about the 5 levels of the soul. He said that the highest level of the soul – yechidah corresponds to Chassidus. And that this is about Kabbalah. Yechidah, says there is unity with God that permeates the entire existence.

In chassidus there is no gap between the highest faith, mind/sechel, and action. It totally encompasses the entire person. And if not, then it is not chassidus.

And now inside the text: there is a difference between spiritual and physical mentorship. On the physical level there is giving part of himself. Sechel/mind that we are describing is part of himself on a spiritual level.

And there is a similarity between these two processes. The students are called sons of their teacher...

And just like God makes a human, so too man fathers a child... God put into the human being this element of Himself... the human being is an essence.

There is a difference in how the light and revelation comes from the faculty of sechel/mind in contrast to how it comes from essence per se...

Every mind/sechel is based in the soul and there it is an absolute truth. And how can it be revealed to the outside, where it cannot be an absolute truth?

Breathing is a way we can relate to the concept of oneg/delight and ratzon/will.

Breathing is automatic. Air flows into you.

This is an experience of life. Life on the physical level, but a pure life. If you had to breath through a tube, you would be separated.

Regular breathing is being completely surrounded by life. This is the metaphor that God has provided to demonstrated something on the spiritual level. It is a metaphor for oneg/delight and ratzon/will where there is no separation. You are totally embraced.

The way sechel/mind is in the soul, is like, 'the soul being aware of the way it is surrounded by Godliness'.

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The power of the name...

In everything there is how this thing pertains to itself and how it represents itself. This representation is really a secondary element in this presence – that it can be viewed from outside and that it represents itself. There is a deep element - you would think that we can represent ourselves any way we want – this is politics, but this is a perversion. Really there is an essential element in a person to represent himself. This is the power of a name – it is an external thing, but at the same time it touches his essence. A person has a body and soul – the purpose of the soul in the body is not for itself, but to express itself outside...! ~ Shiur Sunday 8.22.2010

Light Power

All that came into being...

...all the created worlds and all the ethereal entities that live in them, even the worlds that are mere emanations without tangible substance, even the worlds of thought and beyond to the realms of infinite light that preceded Creation...

--all this came to be only as a result of the thought of you, the earthly being, struggling in a world that only a infinitesimal glimmer of G-dliness has reached in its purity, bringing light where light could not be.

And so it follows, that with one simple act of beauty, all those worlds and realms of light find their purpose fulfilled, and so shine yet brighter--and reciprocate with a burst of illumination into our lowly world.

That is why the entire creation can be transformed with one simple, sincere deed.

Never underestimate the power of light.

From the wisdom of the Rebbe. Words by Tzvi Freeman

Tools of the trade (Glossary)

(… to be continued and developed…)

· Bechinat – aspect

· Keili – vessel/container

· Ohr – light (pl: Ohrot or Orot)

· Hitlabshut – enclothement

· Kodesh – holy (lit: removed)

· Shaichus - connection

· Madrega – level

· Etzem – essence

· Muvdal – removed/separated

· Koach – power (as in koach reiya – the power of sight. Pl: kochot)

· Dibur – speech

· Machshavah – thought

· Myseh – action

· Malchus – kingship

· Kesser – crown, encompassing level

· Etzem – essence

· Mekabel – recipient

· Mashpia – giver / mentor

· Misromem – exalted

· Oh ein sof – infinite light

· Melech – king

· Meturgeman – translator / intermediary

· Tammuz – a Hebrew month

· Rav – teacher

· Sechel – mind

In the world - Beyond the world - Exodus - Shattering and Refinement

Hayom Yom (25 Tevet):

"From my father's discourses we see that Exodus from Egypt means leaving limitations and bounds, and Chassidus is to enable man to leave the restrictions of the material world.

There is a difference: The Egyptian Exodus means shattering and then departure. We went away from Egypt.

The Chassidic Exodus means purification and correction, stepping out of worldly limitations and bounds while remaining in the the world.

This means, that while functioning within the world we must transcend its limitations. We are to remove the limitations and bounds, and perceive the truth - that the world per se is truly good, since, after all, the natural world is what G-d intended.

This is attained through the Avoda (work) of Chassidus."

Notes: When society and environment ("world" in chassidic usage) conflict with Torah, there may be a reaction of withdrawal from "world" and its affairs. Extreme monastic withdrawal is rejected by Torah.
Chassidus advocates being "within world," involvement in the normal routines of family and occupation for example, but refusing subservience to the values and principles of "world."

The Jew's values are to be Torah's while he functions in the marketplace or laboratory. He utilizes the opportunities and challenges of "world" to subordinate and use worldly affairs for Torah ideals, values and goals.

He will do this intellectually when confronting concepts that appear not to be consonant with Torah, and also by observing Mitzvot in inhospitable circumstances.

While functioning in this environment he is apart from it, refusing to be dominated or intimidated by it.

Stand, Walk and Jump - Daily Chassidus

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