“High Fashion” p: 158-9

Friday, April 27, 2012

“High Fashion” p: 158-9

AyinBase with R' Paltiel Friday 5 Iyar 5772

Page 158 – bottom of the page (line starts, 'may-ha-giluim....') For text, see link top right of the blog. Or for text right click here.

To explain, 'in Our image' as it pertains to the human being as he is here below, the rebbe brings from zohar the explanation that it is by means of the form that the soul joins the body. The form is called a levush. Levush means garment, which you may think is external and superficial, but its roots are very high – higher than all the faculties of the soul and higher than the essential faculties of the soul.

The functional faculties work as a result of that to which it attaches itself. Sechel, works with questions and then works to answer. Without the question/difficulty the explanation would not surface. Then there are essential faculties, which is a direct soul understanding and statement. This is a very high element – it presents the soul itself. But we are saying that the levush/garment, that allows the soul to be dressed in the body is higher than even these essential faculties...!

last night we learned that all our faculties (speech, sight, movement etc) are driven by one principle – the principle that, “this is a human being” and this is deeper and superior to each faculty.

The source of the levush/garment is from the essence of the soul, that is above all faculties...

from essence are 2 distinct elements – 1. the souls likes and dislikes – revealed faculties and 2. a different reality, 'that the soul is for real' – not as it is expressed by means of any quality – it cannot be qualified or quantified. Essence is that 'which cannot be represented by anything but the essence'.

This form/tzelem (also called levush/garment) connects the soul with the body. The body lives from the soul and the soul is aware of the body.

In order for there to be the joining of the soul and body (which are extreme opposites). The soul is the most spiritual and the body is the most gashmi/coarse. How do they relate to each other and recognize each other?

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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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