AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel
Thursday
29 Iyar, 5774
Page
62
At
3rd line from top of the page –
(line
begins, “ve al pi ze...”) For text, click: Here
or see below.
We
have come to understand the advantage of souls over angels. They
have the principle of atzmus/essence. They deal with purifications –
they confront what opposes God and reveal Godliness. Only souls can
accomplish this.
That's
why when God sent Abraham on his mission and said, 'Lech lecha...' it
has the meaning of of 'go unto the essence of your soul...' God is
saying, 'my beautiful mate, go to your source...'
This
return is by prayer, which is described as a ladder. Jacob saw a
ladder in his dream. The foot of the ladder was on the ground, but
the top reached into the depth of the heavens. The soul that is
dressed in the body, but connects to the root and source of the
soul.
And
how does prayer accomplish this feat of connection? It is because
prayer is the purification of the animal soul. Prayer is not just to
escape world into a lofty realm, but rather to engage the animal soul
and work from 'the bottom up'.
And
indeed the order of prayer reflects this process. There are stages.
This is because the principles of the Godly soul are different from
the perspective of the animal soul and first there has to be a
cutting down of the worldly orientation. This is an external
engraving/scratching – giving the animal soul a sense of something
different.
The
praises of the first part of prayer elevate the animal soul and away
from his coarseness and physicality...
The
animal had been seeing everything from a worldly perspective. It
feels that its success is due to its own labor. And the first phase
of prayer with its praises of God, elevate the animal soul till it
senses the Godly life element in all accomplishments... and he sees
his harvest is due to Godly life and is not a physical phenomenon.
After
that you have the blessings of the saying of the Shema. These are
preparation for saying the Shema.
Abraham
was told by God to leave the physicality of the animal soul – this
is the first prerequisite – leaving the coarseness of the earthly
presence, and align with a higher perspective.
After
that he should move forward and out from the emotions and intellect
of the animal soul.
And
when it reaches its limit, the Godly soul lifts up the animal soul...
to essence that is beyond effect and function.
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