“See Beyond Blue” p: 45

AyinBase with R' Paltiel p: 45 6/15/2011 Wednesday 13 Sivan 5771

Page 45 – mid point of the page (line starts: bechinat ha ein ha eloki...)


In atzilus are 2 levels. Atzilus as it is unto itself. And secondly the level of atzilus that relates to the lower worlds.


This is like the 2 levels of sight. It is a physical process, which corresponds to the lower faculty of touch, though at a higher level. And then there is inner sight.





Sight changes a person's orientation – it makes the world real. Thus when you touch an object it is real not just because it is affecting you. We see a whole panorama in one instant.


When seeing a view there is the overall impact and then there is the identification of various elements in the panorama. One says, 'the sky is blue' and this is the initial observation, but chochmah doesn't see it as 'blue' – it sees the purity and clarity. So the identification of the color is like the identification of one of the elements. The initial experience of sight is not, 'blue'. The 'impact' followed by 'identificaton' the process of 'cause and effect' in sight.


This takes place in atzilus too. There is this process for the sake of atzilus – this is like the full impact of the sight. At first one is entirely involved in the sight and one has no concern about how to report it – it is eino metzius davar – totally beyond presentation.