Page 29. in the middle of the page. At the line starting “hakochot”.
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By the tynug the nefesh is a participant in all that occurs in the lower kochot. In every lower koach there is oneg.
Do we understand that there is oneg in each koach?
Do we understand that this oneg is part of the nefesh?
And that this oneg is brought there through the chochmah, which defiines it as it refers to every koach?
… and this oneg is the totally independent, essential truth. Oneg testifies to the existence of the nefesh. We have an essence and are not just reactive.
When we take a step, there is nothing pushing us – we use an essential koach. We have a reason to take a step, but the reason is not what enables us to take the step. The oneg, the nefesh carries the foot, not the reason for the move.
Just as we understand how this is in the natural nefesh, so too is it in the G-dly nefesh.
The G-dly mind's eye admires the King. To gaze at the glory of the King.
Sechel in our experience has the element of discovery. Things are learned – there is a novelty. Without the sechel we would not know – the sechel reveals things to us. This is how it is in our natural soul.
The G-dly soul is in another realm. It does not have this element of darkness. The nefesh ha Eloki is never lacking anything – there's no discovery. So what is the G-dly mind's eye? What is its function? What is seeing if you know it already and there is no concealment? It is the special element that exists in seeing. It get's into the essence of the King, just like for us, seeing is different from knowing something is there. But for the G-dly soul it is admiring the King – He's right there in front of your. It is not a matter of discovering. You cannot admire what you are still discovering.
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... וחיי עולם
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