AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Monday 8
Adar 5773
Page 12
A
third into the of the page –
(line
starts, 'she nikrah...') For text, click: Here.
We are looking at how
something that is primal is eternal. So why do we say 'ohr ein sof'
/ 'the light without end'? Why not say 'light without beginning'?
Creations also have
an element of eternality. Something like the sun is seen to persist
across time, even though it is a creation. So too with a species
that continues to exist.
They persist in their
presence by will of their Creator.
Creations tend to
dissipate. A creation is brought into being by the One the precedes
it. So the creation is due to an 'additional action'. And an
action is not unlimited. An act is defined and has to be constantly
rejuvenated.
The creation has to
be constantly rejuvenated, because in essence it does not exist.
Even after it is created there is nothing that compels it to exist.
Things change. Think of the way the design of cars change each year.
They don't have an eternal quality or compelling presence even
though they work just fine...
the human being too
is a creation. So even though we said the human spirit is much more
persistent than is indicated by the fact that it too is a creation.
There nothing in and of itself compelling about the human being –
it is a creation of God.
But, they are
rejuvenated by the will of the Creator.
The significance of
the human being is not by virtue of his presence. His significance
is not due to his own being, but rather due to the will of the
Creator.
The human being sees
the spirit and the animal sees the tangible. A cat in a wedding hall
sees tables and chairs. A human being sees the simcha...
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