~with R' Paltiel ThursdayNight 8 Shevat 5774
The Rambam explains
that the basis of the intellect is the Godly presence.
To sense the Godly
truth to the extent that it defines your actions – that is
intellect.
That is life.
Life is not a 'stand
alone' entity. You live because you have air around you. Life is
the extent to which you are connected to the Living God. There is no
life in isolation. There is no life in worldliness per se.
The lowest level at
wich this truth is sensed is in yirah/awe. It does not depend on
intellect. Yirat hashem – awe of God is life.
The Rebbe talked
about the Frediker Rebbe... and said that he exposed himself to any
danger for the sake of serving God. He didn't even consider the
danger. The Rebbe was imprisoned by the Communists. An order came
down that he should be released. Due to the timing he refused to
leave lest there be the chance of travel on Shabbos.
The Rebbe said,
'what's the halachic justification for him taking such risks...' and
he answered that the halacha applies where one's own presence, and
service of God are 2 separate things. But where they are one thing,
the whole question doesn't apply.
The Rebbes are the
steady power of Judaism. They were not 'living examples' in the
common sense of the world. They represented Godliness in a body.
The Mitteler Rebbe
was often unwell. The reason was due to the nature of his service.
His discourses could take 3-4 hours. Chassidus flowed in his veins.
Each Rebbe
represented this steady power in their own way. Any word you use is
not sufficient – not scholars, geniuses, soldiers... – their life
was the Godliness flowing through them.
The Rebbe's conduct
was extemely simple. And the miracles were commonplace. This is the
Godly light from every angle.
We cannot possibly
understand. But we have to know what we don't understand. We have
to recognize what we are looking at. The soul was shining through
without any obstruction. He was continually talking about the way it
is in Gan Eden, where the real reality is obvious.
It is this truth that
permeated the whole world and particularly us here of Lubavitch...
The Rebbe's sending
of emissaries and launching of campaigns was incredible.
The face of the earth
has been changed. The face of Lubavitch has changed.
This was more than an
educational effect. This was the Rebbe's Godly spirit, that lifted
everyone, till it was not enough to know what is right – you had to
sense it and live it...
This is what the
Rebbe says, 'it is Moshiach times' and 'open your eyes and see
Moshiach has arrived'. So what does it mean? We don't see him. The
Rambam says, everyone will sense and see the truth and their goal
will be to know God. This is Moshiach.
This kind of mindset
and pursuit... to know God scholastically has been around for years,
but it was not real. Like chochmah sees the truth, but is not the
truth. The truth is the soul. It is felt and lived with in
oneg/delight and ratzon/will.
And this cannot be
achieved scholastically. Sensing the Godly presence is through
service, and due to it being brought down to the point where we can
all sense it.
The principle of
'Moshiach is here', is to sense the Godly truth in the world, not
academically, but directly, with your life element.
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