AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel ThursdayNight
15 Iyar 5773
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| Photo: Batya David |
Page
17 (yud zayin). At just below the middle of the page –
(line
begins: 'yesodot...') For text, click: Here.
The inter-inclusion
of opposites is due to a light that is superior to both of them.
Think of two opposite
emotions, like kindness and severity... they are mutually exclusive
when focused on their individual natures. But when each opens to all
of its 'ingredients' then they see how they include each other's
qualities and they can recognize each other and relate to each other
in an inclusive manner.
The reason they have
those ingredients is because everything is ultimately rooted in the
essence.
There is an element
of essence in each. And essence by definition has everything.
As the Rambam says,
'from the truth of His presence everything came to be' so everything
that exists represents the truth of Him. Everything has an element
of truth.
The function of
chochmah/wisdom is to reveal this.
With real
inter-inclusion each recognizes the truth and value of the other.
Each relates to its opposite.
Shalom/peace is the
ability to include opposites.
Torah brings the
halachos, which are the middot/emotions in a practical environment.
Torah brings shalom/harmony.
The Saducees rejected
the oral Torah. They took the written Torah literally, and they
would says, 'we're doing it really', but this is the opposite of
Torah, since it did not bring out halachos and harmony.
Another reason for
inter-inclusion is not because each contains its opposite. In the
world essence does not exist – each thing is a composite. But the
reason we have light is due to an essential truth.
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