Lifted to a new level

AyinBase with R' Paltiel 4/23/10 Friday 9 Iyar 5770

Page 18 – at the middle of the page. Line starts, “metziusam”.

See sidebar on the right hand side for copy of the text.  

We saw how the unity was due to exposure to the ohr elyon – the superior light.

Each one, that had been focused on his own view, but is now lifted up to a new level. All aspects are now in complete unity.

This is like a traffic light. One driver is frustrated by the fact that he has to wait. Another driver recognizes that others also have the right to drive through the city in different directions and this traffic light makes it possible. This is recognizing other people, but “after the fact”.

Then there is a third driver – he has the king's perspective – he has a national perspective. He realizes that the others on the road are contributing to the status and function of the city. There is a great unity.

Torah fosters this unity - “they encamped opposite the mountain, like one man”. They had different views, but were unified like one person – Yisroel.

At matan torah the revelation was from “anochi” - He Himself – essence beyond name.

The unity between ratzu and shuv is now explained. Ratzu leads to etzem and finds there is rooted the kavanah, which contains the shuv! The ratzu is not restrained in any way. It, itself brings to the level of shuv.