AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel
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22 Iyar, 5774
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The
apple on the tree, represents the Godly statement, 'let there be an
apple', and it never becomes part of the earthly process.
The
fruit is representative of the Creator. So too the tree, but it is
seen to be closer to the earth and having less Godly vitality, in
contrast to the fruit.
So
too your soul, never becomes part of your body. It is life in a
body...
The
fruit represents the Source – the current statement of God, “you
be a fruit!”
this
is a Godly enclothment. So too in the body, till it accepts an
action that it cannot understand. Essence elicits bitul/humility.
Essence is beyond process. It does not come from anywhere. It is
its own reality. Everything else does not havve its own reality,
and dissipates before essence.
This
is like the brain ruling over the heart. The brain goes with
something, not because it 'feels like it', but due to the truth
element. The heart is different – it 'feels', but lack the
absolute aspect. The mind initiates and the heart is affected.
Tanya
says, 'mind rules over the heart'. In the Tanya the heart is
representative of the emotions and animal soul. And it goes on to
say, 'every person is capable by the will of his mind to rule over
his heart'. This is showing that it is not an automatic process –
attention and willpower is needed.
And
there is a battle for territory. Both the Godly soul and the animal
soul fight to rule the brain... When the animal soul drags the Godly
soul down, it is imprisoned and rebels. On the other hand when the
Godly soul elevates the animal soul it consents! There is an element
of forcing it, but then it say 'I want it. I have reached a point I
couldn't have attained by myself'.
And
what is evil/ra? What is bad? There is such a thing in the world.
A First Being brings everything into reality. The concealment of
Godliness, brings about a state of evil/ra – an area of confusion
and lack of clarity.
There's
a soul and a body. But there is a common thought that 'who needs a
soul? The soul is needed to sustain the body. That's all I need it
for.' There is a common conception that the soul is there to serve
the body. This is the kind of confusion in the world. The
purification is the putting of everything in the correct perspective.
Parents
have a child and before addressing how to raise the child to real
life, they start to focus on how it will 'make a living' to support
the body! This is the confusion of the world.
