“Your Essential Name” p: 162

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

“Your Essential Name” p: 162

AyinBase with R' Paltiel Tuesday 1 Sivan 5772

Page 162 – at 5th line of the second para. (line starts, 'umiuchad...') For text, see link top right of the blog. Or for text right click here.

We are looking at the topic of ohr atzmi / essential light.

Atzmi means essence. Representing a primary truth, not a composite or a functional coordination. This is essence. Now we are saying there is a tzurah or gilui atzmi (an essential form or revelation). This seems contradictory, because a revelation in our perception is not something in its primary state. A gilui/revelation to us has an 'additional cause' and then is not essential.

So what is an essential revelation? This is a light that is cleaving to, and united with the essence. There is no other ingredient. This is in contrast to light that leaves its source and enters a space where the source is not present. It is made up of the source and the space it occupies.

We said yesterday, that this is not merely an intellectual challenge. The principle message in this is to enable us to bring the principle that 'the world is a G-dly creation' into detail/actualization. We're saying 'the world is a G-dly creation' is not an historical statement, it is a declaration that there is essential light, His presence in the world.

This is like 'my name' – on the one hand it is arbitrary or descriptive, on the other hand it relates to essence. 'My name' is 'united with me' – 'shmi me-uchad bi'. This is the essential name.

Essential light is the light that is unified with the essence. There are no causes for this light except the essence. It qualifies as a tzurah atzmis – an essential form (25 min into the video). Thus this light represents an observable element. But an essential presentation that is like the essence.

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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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“Your Essential Name” p: 162

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