“It Contributes, not Obstructs” p:173

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Thursday 8 Kislev 5772 

Page 173 at middle of the page – (line starts, 'mikol sheposhet...') For text, see picture below.

Physical things occupy space. This is part of their definition. They reserve their space. They say, 'hey, I am here!' But they don't fully occupy the space – if you move the object, the space remains. So it is not a fundamental reality. It is superficial. This means, that physicality is a relative reality – based on a moment – to – moment situation.

Compare this to light. Light reveals a totally different dimension. With light the item exists without interfering with anything. I see its presence, not because it obstructs my path, but due to the truth of its presence. The principle of visibility is a special quality. From a worldly perspective things are tangible, not visible.

Visibility brings a deeper reality. Chassidus talks about sight vs hearing. This is like chochmah vs binah. Sight reveals the actual – mehus. It reveals not just the tangibility. It shows the fundamental presence. I relate to it not because it obstructs, but because it contributes.

The task is to see how all contributes. How all is to be identified by its G-dly presence, rather than its tangibile presence.

Not into the text (Page 173 at middle of the page – line starts, 'mikol sheposhet...'): We are looking at what was identified with the aspect of 'the name'.

We said the body of man, is a garment for his soul. All the details of the body are all representing some aspect of the soul. This allows the soul to fit perfectly into the body. The unity between body and soul is so perfect we sometimes lose sight of the soul and say, 'hey the body is alive.' But the body is not alive. It cannot even identify life – it is physical.

(around 22^nd minute in the video)

Life is constant. There is no interruption. An interruption of the body independent of the soul. And this is not life. You can lose sight of the soul and say, 'the body is alive', but the body is alive only due to the light of the soul – ohr ha nefesh.