AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Wednesday 26
Adar I, 5774
Page
55
At
below midpoint of page –
(line
begins: "lemalchus...”) For text, click: Here.
The
principle is that the Zohar identifies 2 worlds. A upper and lower
kingdom.
What
does Torah mean by 'king'? The wold thinks of a despot. But here
with king the torah means the supreme presence of the Jewish people.
The prophet bows to the king. The king is representative of
something supreme.
The
way we have become accustomed to think, despite all the learning we
have done, we think of each entity in the world having to fight for
its survival. There is not a sense of reality each to himself. But
actually each person belongs here. He is more than an invited guest.
He is a member of the family. Son of the king.
And
where does each person get this right? From the king. From the king
who is supreme. His greatness is such that he actually represents
his greatness, not just remaining remote.
His
name is called upon the people. He recognizes them all. He provides
a dignity for everything.
The
king reveals, of his glory, upon his subjects. This affects
everything. How you walk, talk, sit, fight, - everything.
And
here's where you can start to see the similarity between binah and
malchus. Binah exposes the inner content of chochmah. And then
there is malchus that exposes the content of all the other sphirot.
And these are the higher king (binah) and the lower king (malchus).
And
the flow from binah to malchus is blessing/bracha. This is revealing
what has been provided for at a higher level.
Binah
recognizes the content of chochmah/wisdom. It realizes 'there is a
profound reality here'. A reality, in contrast to a concept. In
this way binah represents kesser/crown, more than chochmah does. The
beginning of the 'download' into actuality (presence in the world) is
binah.
And
this actualizing is representative of the 'First Presence'. Binah
says to chochmah, “you see the truth, and I will bring it into
presence”.
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