Thursday, October 29, 2015

“Leaving Home” p:26/19

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel, Cheshvan 5776 



Page 26 of pamphlet – (At middle of the page. Line starts: 'delulay...'). Page 19 of the book. For text see below.

Please feel free to leave comments below or collaborate with us in Slack - for an invitation to Slack and questions: dailychassidus@gmail.com

Something infinite can not fit and get embedded into something that is finite.

When we say bli gvul (infinite) we tend to think of the ocean, it is an enormous number of tiny identical drops. It is incorrect to think of an infinite collection of discrete items... We should rather think of something in a different category...

Our minds deal with definition and finitude. Our thinking cannot grasp infinity. We can think of infinity by means of how it contrasts with finitude...

Ownership is phenomenal. We don't grasp its depth. We think only in relative terms.

And our Torah delves into the minutiae of ownership and resolution of disputes because it has a fundamental, Godly reality...

Infinity (בלי גבול bli gvul) means a different category of presence.

So if the lights are infinite, how can they be contained in finite vessels?!


We have a body and a soul – we have life. The body is finite and measurable. The life (חייות chayut) that it contains does not have any dimension.

So how can an infinite soul rest in a finite body?!

And the soul is in the body in a settled way, to the extent that the body can appreciate the soul.

It is a wonder that we can never understand.

The body comes to life, and it remains a miracle. God 'forces this relationship' – the sensitivity that the soul grants the body never becomes 'the property' of the body.

When we see a panorama, it is the soul mind (sechel) that 'sees' the infinite expanse. The eye knows not how to interpret what it sees...

The fact that there are limits below atzilus (אצילות), means that there are already limits inside atzilus.



No comments:

Post a Comment