Thursday, May 29, 2014

“Roots; Stairway to Heaven” p:62

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel 



Thursday 29 Iyar, 5774

Page 62

At 3rd line from top of the page – (line begins, “ve al pi ze...”) For text, click: Here or see below.

We have come to understand the advantage of souls over angels. They have the principle of atzmus/essence. They deal with purifications – they confront what opposes God and reveal Godliness. Only souls can accomplish this.

That's why when God sent Abraham on his mission and said, 'Lech lecha...' it has the meaning of of 'go unto the essence of your soul...' God is saying, 'my beautiful mate, go to your source...'

This return is by prayer, which is described as a ladder. Jacob saw a ladder in his dream. The foot of the ladder was on the ground, but the top reached into the depth of the heavens. The soul that is dressed in the body, but connects to the root and source of the soul.


And how does prayer accomplish this feat of connection? It is because prayer is the purification of the animal soul. Prayer is not just to escape world into a lofty realm, but rather to engage the animal soul and work from 'the bottom up'.


And indeed the order of prayer reflects this process. There are stages. This is because the principles of the Godly soul are different from the perspective of the animal soul and first there has to be a cutting down of the worldly orientation. This is an external engraving/scratching – giving the animal soul a sense of something different.

The praises of the first part of prayer elevate the animal soul and away from his coarseness and physicality...

The animal had been seeing everything from a worldly perspective. It feels that its success is due to its own labor. And the first phase of prayer with its praises of God, elevate the animal soul till it senses the Godly life element in all accomplishments... and he sees his harvest is due to Godly life and is not a physical phenomenon.

After that you have the blessings of the saying of the Shema. These are preparation for saying the Shema.

Abraham was told by God to leave the physicality of the animal soul – this is the first prerequisite – leaving the coarseness of the earthly presence, and align with a higher perspective.

After that he should move forward and out from the emotions and intellect of the animal soul.

And when it reaches its limit, the Godly soul lifts up the animal soul... to essence that is beyond effect and function.



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