AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel
ThursdayNight 29 Shevat 5774
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At
4th
line from the end of the page –
(line
begins: "mi-ha-arah...”) For text, click: Here.
We are looking at the
differences between creation which comes from an essence, in contrast
to that which comes from a reflection/ha-arah.
Think of a car. It
is a reflection of the human spirit. The human being perceives
himself as a presence in the entire world. He belongs everywhere,
and the world belongs to him. A human being is involved in an entire
reality even if walking towards a specific destination.
And so the car is a
presentation of a broad spirit. And the route he takes is one
choice from an instant array. The car is a reflection/ha-arah of
this spirit.
When we look at the
car do we immediately see this ha-arah? Or do we see a mechanical
entity? The reflection gets lost in the item itself. The spirit can
get so lost that the car can be used to race in circles, going
nowhere!
And essence cannot
get lost like this. It is the reality itself.
We have 3 distinct
levels of revelation: 1. in the process of reflection, 2. that
represented by the process of creation (creation of something from
nothing), and then 3. there is creation in the form of souls, which
is its own category. This is like fathering a son (autoe hahmehus).
Something from
nothing (yesh mieyen) is the hardest to describe. It seem to belie a
source! The something seems to be without a cause. A car is made
due to a human spirit, but the car does not replicate that spirit.
The spirit enables the car. So too the world and the Creator. It
indicates His infinite ability.
The car is an
actualization of an aspect of the human spirit on a lower level...
Essence to essence is
beyond creation. The soul is a replication. It is called a creation
for lack of a better term.
The soul is the very
same truth as the Source. The soul is distinct, but not separate
creation. It is part of Him... think of the rays of the sun shining
through many cracks...
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