Sunday, August 19, 2012

“Not a Random Signifier” p: 172


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Page 172 – 5th line of the second paragraph of the page (line starts, 'shelifnay...') For text, see picture below.

Essential form is not to say there is a form in essence, rather that 'If essence wanted to show itself, it would be in this form.

'Shem' is the name as he is referred to. Ohr is the person as he appears. So how can name and light be one? Name seems arbitrary. But that's not true. Take ownership – in a country there is a level of convention - social contract, but that is vastly different from ownership according to Torah. Here ownership is protected by Him.

No other creature has ownership except the human being. Hashem is the ultimate owner of the world, not only in the sense that He made it, but it exists because He makes it, and he assigns ownership.

A human being has true ownership. This is like a name. You have a true name. The baby is given a name. It is not a random signifier. It is a declaration of the presence of this human being. It is not just a reference point.






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