“Truth and True” p: 33

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel ThursdayNight 16 Elul 5773 

Page 33 (לג). At about a third into the page – (line begins: 'de ein sof...') For text, click: Here.

We have to relate to essence. The essence of delight. This is not easy.

We have to relate. There is no way it can be understood, since there is nothing to grasp! And also to tshuvha/return and birurim/clarification.

So first 'essence'. We said this morning that one way to relate to essence, is to acknowledge that there is such a thing as 'truth'. Truth exists. True is a relative term. It is in contrast to something being 'not true'.

Truth is in a different level. It is on a more fundamental level. Truth is not relative or 'by choice'...

Truth does not involve an object. It in inherent.

'The truth' is all encompassing. It is universal. For example, when the Rambam says, 'there is a First Being, that brings forth all creation', we can have this awareness, by means of this Being manifesting Himself – there is a reality to being. This is 'the truth' of all our thinking. There is unity in things. We realize it comes from one source.

This is a different perception. It is that 'there is a truth'. That truth exists. The principle that there are different continents with different names, may be for the sake of reference. But deeper than this is that we can say that everything that exists has an intended purpose. Why would we say there is intent and meaning to the fact that there are different continents...?

This is because we realize there is a truth. For example, you enter a home and you see the couch and the chairs. Would you say the furniture is their positions due to the delivery men, or due to the choice of the owners of the home?! You know the owners placed the furniture, but you could say, this was the only place to put the couch. Yet we see the human element, and don't enter the home and move things around.

There is a fundamental reality that permeates all of existence. A person may be oblivious to this, or become distracted from it, but the Torah brings us to this truth, and says it makes a big difference what you do, down to the smallest detail...

This ultimate reality does not have multiplicity. It says, 'everything has a significance'.

In the world you can lose awareness of your truly human identity. But we are saying that the human being is based in reality. So wherever one lands up you have a reminder, and you say, 'I want to be human all over again'.