“A Trace Remains” p:45

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel

ThursdayNight 25 Kislev 5774

Page 45 מה

At 8th line of the page – (line begins: "ha-zeh...”) For text, click: Here.

We are explaining in general that even with normal interaction of mentor/mashpiah and mentee, the external level of the mentor, becomes the inner reality of the mentee.

For there to be influence from the infinite, there had to be a tzimzum/contraction. A trace/impression of the infinite light remains. This impression cannot be eliminated by the tzimtzum/contraction.

Anything that comes into being cannot be infinite. Infinity cannot be an accumulation. What kind of being is this? We cannot define it clearly. Our ability of definition is extremely limited.

You cannot define open space. There is no beginning. There is no end. We can only say, 'space provides room for things to be placed into it...'

Its presence is at an essential level.

And the essential element cannot be eliminated by tzimtzum.

World is not a fundamental presence. It had to be created. Thus, how do I find out about the world? By encounter/discovery. As opposed to something that is fundamental and does not have to be encountered. Godliness is fundamental and thus precedes discovery.

The whole scientific world says encounter, is everything. It can be measured. And they say that the fundamental is just imaginary. And that would be true if the world did not contain the element of light. Then everything would be just encounter. Light means you can know the world without encountering it. The light reveals to us that the world is a Godly creation. It gives the world a reality beyond world.

This is like the mentor and mentee. Whatever the mentee gets is very limited. But he says, 'wait a minute, I heard it from my Rebbe!' and that gives it an element of total reality. This is what light brings to the world.

For infinity to come to a worldly level, there has to be a contraction. God hid the essential light, and gave us the sun with its light. He hid the essential light, in the sun... The sun has light to enable you to cross the street, and it creates 'day'. That is to say it has a functional element and a fundamental level...

In daylight, there is no darkness... it is a presentation of light without limit. This is like having essence, but from a source... it is an alluding to the original light. It is infinity constricted so it can relate to the world.