Spiritual and physical

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Spiritual and physical

AyinBase with R' Paltiel 1/19/2011 Wednesday 14 Shvat 5771

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Page 37 – at the start of the meimar (Line starts “vayomer...”)(we looped back to redo this section)

In making the world He gathered the waters together and placed in it mute creations. They would enquire of the wellbeing of the King. Then he placed articulate creatures in the world who would sing His praises.

At the beginning there was no great expression. Later he revealed dry land for the creation of man who could express richer praises.

What is the deeper meaning of mute and articulate? Also it is known that the sea creatures are of a higher level than those of the land. The sea creatures are of “the concealed world”, which is higher than the revealed world. It also needs to be understood the “gathering of the water” and the revelation of the land for growth of plants.

To understand these topics, we will look at the verse, “let us make man in our image.”

Neshamas are rooted in, and connected to atzmus. Israel are children to Hashem. Just as the son is rooted in the essence of the father, so too the souls of Israel are rooted in the essence of the wisdom of G-d.

Souls are from a physical unity, and angels are formed from a spiritual union. Like the union of kissing, which is the cleaving of spirit to spirit.

It would appear that the spiritual union is higher than a physical union.

But the resulting angels are not as high as the souls that are created.

This is due to the fact that the most internal and essential shefa/download is specifically by physical union. By external mentorship is this brought about. Internal mentorship/hashpaa is united with him, himself.

Spiritual union is like sechel coming from the moach/mind. The mashal for physical union is like the flow of the seminal drop from the mind in the process of conception. Both originate in the mind/moach, but there is a big difference between them.

Mentorship of sechel is the giving of spiritual light/ohr, yet there is a boundary to what is given. Every sechel has a limit.

P37 AyinBase (Right Click to enlarge)

Spiritual mentorship is really external/chitzoni – since it has limits and boundaries – you grasp things by their edges. Although he gives spiritual light it is still within a structure, which is the means to transfer it.

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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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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Spiritual and physical

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