“Life In a Body” p:55

Thursday, March 6, 2014

“Life In a Body” p:55

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Thursday 4 Adar II, 5774

Page 55

At lower third of page – (line begins: "ha-haskalah...”) For text, click: Here.

Everything needs a root. And this is what relates it to the Godly reality.

From the concept alone will not come midot/emotions. So too with Godliness. One needs to comprehend and apprehend and reflect on it for emotions to be aroused. But from the chochmah stage of seeing Godliness alone, he will not be aroused to love and awe...

We are focused on the reality, not on the human reaction. On the human level a person can get excited about things that don't mean anything to him at all. Sechel/mind is the real human element.

Sechel is not cold and objective. It is a soul expression – a life element. The sechel brings this reality to the forefront and births love and awe. His heart is alive to the truth that the sechel sees.

A human being is life in a body. Not a living body.

The sechel/mind dresses itself in the body – all the way down to the hand and the foot...!

Sechel is too close to the soul to result in emotions/midot. It is like the ray of the sun within the sun – it is for internal consumption. The life has to spread to reach the heart. This is the way it reaches us. This is by means of comprehension and reflection. I can walk on the world not because it is solid, but because I was invited to do so...

I want to be on earth because this is where He is manifest. 'I made the earth and I made man upon it' – says God. Why 'upon it'? This is because He gave man reality. My full reality on earth.

Sechel/mind is a soul statement. It is inherent. It precedes encounter.

In the sunlight you can see across the street. That is just a practical element. But then there is 'day'. The day is a complete transformation. Visibility becomes the reality of the world. What effects this? It is not the light that makes the transformation, it is the presence of the sun itself...! Within that is the chochmah and binah.

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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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