“Life Itself” p:30/23

Sunday, January 10, 2016

“Life Itself” p:30/23

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel, Kislev 5776

Page 30 of pamphlet – (halfway into the page. Line starts: 'mah...'). Page 23 of the book. For text see below.

Questions and comments:

We are discussing the light of sechel, in contrast to how it is inside its vessel. We understand life at the vessel level. We don't understand life itself. So to with sechel/mind. The level that is comprehensible is not the essence of mind.

The rebbe is saying there is one level of mind as it is in the vessel of the brain, and then there is the higher level as it is in the soul of the mind (nefesh hamaskelet).

The principle of mind/sechel in contrast to everything else... Sechel looks at things from a truth perspective. It is the Godly view. Sechel is the view 'as He is showing it to you'.

Our mashal/metaphor for this is, 'the host and the guest'. The relationship cannot be defined or grasped. They have a meal together, and conversation etc and this is the result of the undefined factor. The undefined factor is acknowledgement of who that person's Godly presence (not his social status etc).

The soul is not affected by anything in the world. It cannot be touched...! It is the Godly truth. It cannot be insulted. People built the tower of Babel – did they know what they were doing? They were so deeply affected by the idolatry that they lost sight of reality.

There is a truth that is not body and worldly dependent.

There is truth beyond the experiential. Truth comes form Him.

The soul knows this. He is known to us at a soul level. This is the real source of intellect. If there is world, there is truth behind.

When we have a concept and mind, it does not start at that level. It is based on a truth behind it that we sense.

Real life is not experiences of hot and cold; pleasure and pain... real life is beyond that.

He is talking to you and giving you a mission. This is life. If God made the world with will it would not be real. He makes the world by speech and this way things are distinct and people are have consciousness.

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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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