Stand, Walk and Jump - Daily Chassidus: “In Rest and Motion” p: 72(1)

Sunday, August 10, 2014

“In Rest and Motion” p: 72(1) – (2)

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Page 72(1)

At 5 lines from the end of the page –(line begins, “aych...”) For text, click: Here or see below.

How is it that the functional level of the soul in the body represents the Godly image.

The garment has the ability to increase the revelation of the soul...

The root of the garment is very high.

Essence is the most difficult to translate into sechel and thought. We need to rise up to the finest element of chochmah/wisdom. The finest element is what you know internal to yourself and it cannot be explained...

It does not translate externally.

All is a Godly creation. Nothing is accidental. Everything has a meaning for its creation. And thus the soul has a constant wanting to be what God made it be... that is its essence, not a looking for self-worth...

Essential faculties are due to the soul being active at an essential level. The activity is not what the soul is, but due to the truth of what the soul is. Essence stands for something.

A means to relate to this is sunlight... light to the sun is like darkness to the earth... Essence means an essential truth that only God can provide. The soul is an essence and has essential faculties. And then there is a garment that the soul creates... it is superior to even the essential faculties...

The root of the garment is from the essence of the soul.

The sun rises and the world becomes light. It is not due to the energy emenating from the sun. It is the presence of the sun per se that makes it light. How? Because the sun is an essential illumination... It is the truth of light.

So the essence automatically transforms the entire environment to its truth...

The human presence in the world is essential. He has a God given mission to be in the world. In a man's home, the entire place is affected by his presence.

The presence of a human being in his home is on the level of essence. The home is representative of him in truth, not just a place to place his shoes. This essence element is much higher than the effect it provides.

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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.

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