Sunday, December 25, 2016

“Beyond Coffee; Beyond Proof” p 59


A man has mind, but he has something superior to that – he has soul – an infinite reality – that is beyond exposure and being spoken of...
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Ayin Base with R' Paltiel. Kislev 5777

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Page 59 [of the pamphlet] fist line of the page – line starts: 'kulanah'. (P45 in the book)

We are dealing with the contraction/tzimtzum, which hid the infinite light. This exposed the sphirot which had been hidden.

This was not yet sufficient for the sphirot to function for the worldly level – this needed a 2nd tzimtzum.

The first was call siluk/removal and the 2nd is called mi-ut/reduction.

A man has mind, but he has something superior to that – he has soul – an infinite reality – that is beyond exposure and being spoken of...

The soul gives life to the body – it reduces itself, and there we know it through the body experience.

Then there is a higher level – knowing the soul/neshama per se.

At this infinite level, finite concerns and elements do not reach.


For sphirot to be exposes, the infinite/ein sof element has to be removed [this is the first contraction].

The second tzimtzum is a reduction of the light.

Think of Shabbat or the lights of channuka (which are beyond function [it is forbidden to use them]) – they are in world, but beyond it. This is reality above, or before the second tzimtzum.

The truth of the Ohr ein sof, leaves an imprint on chochmah/wisdom. If we don't contaminate or distract our minds we have the ability to relate to truth – truth per se.

There is a Godly truth that can persist through the horror – see talk from Nissan Mangel – here.

Chochmah/wisdom represents truth. Truth is only Godly. World is not truth – it has a structure.

This is why a human being cannot be shaken out of his faith. He can become distracted from it, or disoriented, but not really lose it.

Infinity feels comfortable in chochmah and dwells there. Not the ohr ein sof itself, but a trace of it.


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