“The Real Thing” p:60

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Wednesday 14 Iyar, 5774

Page 60

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“Dirah/dwelling place”, pertains to the essence, rather than to the functional elements...

Essence is not manifest in any particular function.

The Rebbe is explaining how, as a result of the work with, and perfection of the animal soul, essence is given a dirah/dwelling below...

And for the animal soul, it involves perception beyond experience.

When the animal soul is purified it can say, 'all of these things I am involved in are not the real thing...!' And when it reaches this point it brings 'dirah betachtonim / dwelling place in the lower world'.

This is due, not to the animal soul's faculties, but due to its humility/bitul.

The metaphor for this is 'the talking bird'. Or the king and the simple man; or the scholar and the simpleton...

A real king is the essence of his nation. Avraham Pariz said, 'it is more important to have curtains on the Rebbe's window than to have milk for your children'. Saying that every last detail of a king is more important than the greatest issue of the common man...

So the common man brings some kind of novelty to the king... for example a 'talking bird'.

This is like the animal soul saying, “I should want essence, I will mimic the Godly soul rather than remain within my own reality...!”

And the king's heart turns when he sees the 'speaking bird'. He sees the bird is wanting to forgo his own interests and wants to be greater, even if just to mimic the human being... He sees, 'yes, this is a simple guy, but there is something very unique about him...'

So too by means of the humility of the animal soul (which is a total novelty), the animal soul gives up his own experiences to want Godliness (even while it is beyond his capacity), and this is very dear in the eyes of God. And by this the essence is drawn...