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Bitul/humility has a great advantage, but there is a smallness/lacking to it – this is seen in igulim/circles, where the inner circle is completely null to the outer circle.
To recognize G-dliness in the 'natural' process, one needs special insight, special vessels. This is like emunah vs intellect. Emunah is an overall faith that may not affect our actions. A thief may pray for success in his thievery – this is katnus. Gadlus is that the creature is able to relate to G-dliness in his own intellectual processes and actions.
Yoshar/straight is a process of a cause and effect. Each has its own place. It may seem the cause just kicks the cause into action, but that is not the case, the cause is carried along in the effect. The cause is recognized in the effect – the cause is representative of the cause. Sechel is the cause of the midot/emotions. This is not to say the emotion 'knows there is a sechel and then acts on its own'.
In our days one seems to lose focus and see the effect, without the cause and the real Cause. Healthy emotions are actually formed by their cause. 'I had a big success in a business venture, what is the real significance? Is it 9 portions of my fellows or is it my portion? Do I sense His hand in it, or do I see it as besting my competitor?! The fact that it comes from Him is what gives me the excitement and appreciation.'
One feels the value of money earned more than that of money inherited. If you win it in the lottery, you don't feel it as a direct gift to you, but if you prepare, sow and reap then you feel it as a direct gift to you.
The big vessels of yoshar/straight reality is that, though he is his own existence he still feels the input of the Creator. It requires enormous insight to see G-dliness in nature. Igul/circle reality means the individual is completely subsumed in the higher level – he has no sense in his own experience.
Where do you appreciate elokus? In the world! For example Radio reveals the G-dly reality in the world. A voice here can be heard there at the same time.
In yoshar the cause is represent in the effect.
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