AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel
Thursday 1 Kislev 5772
Page
173 at 3rd line from the top of the page –
(line
starts, 'haratzon...') For text, see picture below.
In
the infinite light before the tzimzum/contraction two levels can be
seen – the essence of light and the 'hispashtut/spreading' of the
light.
And
what level are we talking of? What can we grasp or say about this
level? Ohr einsof / the infinite light is the way He represents
Himself. Etzem is where presence precedes non-presence. It is due
to His truth. And a light at this level does not 'come' from
anywhere – it represents essence.
And
yet still we are saying it has 2 levels – essence and 'spreading'.
This spreading/hispashtus is the nature of light.
Light
in general stands for 'name'. Name defines how this person can be
known to others.
He
wants that His presence is also at the level of 'world'.
A
human being too must know himself. Because he knows himself, when
called by name he responds.
So
too above, etzem ha-shem / essence of the name is Him knowing
Himself.
A
person needs a name because he's an individual in the context of
others. Above, this name is a volitional presence. It is not the
definition of Essence.
No
matter how far the light spreads. No matter how far the creation
extends. That too comes from Him. Everything gets presence from the
Original Source.
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