“Essential Lights” p: 29

Sunday, July 7, 2013

“Essential Lights” p: 29

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Sunday 29 Tammuz 5773

Photo: Batya David, Israel

Page 29 (chuf tet). At about 10th line of the page – (line begins: 'mislabesh...') For text, click: Here.

The faculty of chochmah/wisdom that is in the soul/nefesh is able to bridge the gap between the infinite tynug/delight and the specific faculties.

The faculties are active and functional. They work in a cumulative way. For example of if you want to go from one place to another, you have to go step by step...

By contrast in ratzon/will and oneg/delight this process does not exist. So there is no way to translate ratzon/will into kochot/faculties.

Chochmah/wisdom can relate to a procedural accomplishment.

Chochmah/wisdom/חכמה is also able to relate to the infinite. It is the first of the functional faculties. It is the highest of them. This makes it unique. At its upper point it itself does not get things in a procedural way, it receives the point of truth.

Chochmah/wisdom/חכמה is a vessel to receive the revelation of the essential lights of the soul.

Essential lights are above makifim (will and pleasure) and they relate directly to the essence. They show themselves as encompassing lights. The humility of chochmah is needed to detect them.

About no other creature can you say, 'it is there for its own sake and the whole world was made for him'. This is the human being. And in what way is he present in the world? He's into himself – meaning he contains an independent truth.

But he is in the world! In the sense that he has his place and home where he establishes his presence.

So we have these 2 aspects – a) the essence of the human being, relating to a specific part of the world in an encompassing way and this is rooted in the fact that he is b) an essential entity.

The truth of man is expressed in the world and the area he occupies takes on his qualities.

The essence is immeasurable. But the makif/encompassing element has dimensions. The chochmah can relate to the makif having dimensions.

So thus the tynug/delight can come down into the functional faculties...

To be continued...

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The power of the name...

In everything there is how this thing pertains to itself and how it represents itself. This representation is really a secondary element in this presence – that it can be viewed from outside and that it represents itself. There is a deep element - you would think that we can represent ourselves any way we want – this is politics, but this is a perversion. Really there is an essential element in a person to represent himself. This is the power of a name – it is an external thing, but at the same time it touches his essence. A person has a body and soul – the purpose of the soul in the body is not for itself, but to express itself outside...! ~ Shiur Sunday 8.22.2010

Light Power

All that came into being...

...all the created worlds and all the ethereal entities that live in them, even the worlds that are mere emanations without tangible substance, even the worlds of thought and beyond to the realms of infinite light that preceded Creation...

--all this came to be only as a result of the thought of you, the earthly being, struggling in a world that only a infinitesimal glimmer of G-dliness has reached in its purity, bringing light where light could not be.

And so it follows, that with one simple act of beauty, all those worlds and realms of light find their purpose fulfilled, and so shine yet brighter--and reciprocate with a burst of illumination into our lowly world.

That is why the entire creation can be transformed with one simple, sincere deed.

Never underestimate the power of light.

From the wisdom of the Rebbe. Words by Tzvi Freeman

Tools of the trade (Glossary)

(… to be continued and developed…)

· Bechinat – aspect

· Keili – vessel/container

· Ohr – light (pl: Ohrot or Orot)

· Hitlabshut – enclothement

· Kodesh – holy (lit: removed)

· Shaichus - connection

· Madrega – level

· Etzem – essence

· Muvdal – removed/separated

· Koach – power (as in koach reiya – the power of sight. Pl: kochot)

· Dibur – speech

· Machshavah – thought

· Myseh – action

· Malchus – kingship

· Kesser – crown, encompassing level

· Etzem – essence

· Mekabel – recipient

· Mashpia – giver / mentor

· Misromem – exalted

· Oh ein sof – infinite light

· Melech – king

· Meturgeman – translator / intermediary

· Tammuz – a Hebrew month

· Rav – teacher

· Sechel – mind

In the world - Beyond the world - Exodus - Shattering and Refinement

Hayom Yom (25 Tevet):

"From my father's discourses we see that Exodus from Egypt means leaving limitations and bounds, and Chassidus is to enable man to leave the restrictions of the material world.

There is a difference: The Egyptian Exodus means shattering and then departure. We went away from Egypt.

The Chassidic Exodus means purification and correction, stepping out of worldly limitations and bounds while remaining in the the world.

This means, that while functioning within the world we must transcend its limitations. We are to remove the limitations and bounds, and perceive the truth - that the world per se is truly good, since, after all, the natural world is what G-d intended.

This is attained through the Avoda (work) of Chassidus."

Notes: When society and environment ("world" in chassidic usage) conflict with Torah, there may be a reaction of withdrawal from "world" and its affairs. Extreme monastic withdrawal is rejected by Torah.
Chassidus advocates being "within world," involvement in the normal routines of family and occupation for example, but refusing subservience to the values and principles of "world."

The Jew's values are to be Torah's while he functions in the marketplace or laboratory. He utilizes the opportunities and challenges of "world" to subordinate and use worldly affairs for Torah ideals, values and goals.

He will do this intellectually when confronting concepts that appear not to be consonant with Torah, and also by observing Mitzvot in inhospitable circumstances.

While functioning in this environment he is apart from it, refusing to be dominated or intimidated by it.

Stand, Walk and Jump - Daily Chassidus

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