“Super Real and Super True” p: 68

Friday, July 11, 2014

“Super Real and Super True” p: 68

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel 13 Tammuz, 5774

Page 68

At the 8th line of the page – (line begins, “gum mibechinat...”) For text, click: Here or see below.

We are looking at bechirah/choice. Israel was chosen from all of creation. Choice was identified in the Source of all sources, and the souls of Israel can relate to this.

There are three knots. And each has a revealed and an concealed element. The three are Israel, Torah and God.

The concealed element is very hard for us to sense. The concealed level has no beginning and 'what it is about'. It is super real and super true, but beyond definition... we can hardly conceptualize this level – truth beyond definition.

One way to think of this: in our world darkness is an essential state. There is nothing essential in the world. It has no basis except that it was created. But we have to relate to the opposite! In the sun brightness is an essential state. In the sun 'light is like darkness to us'.

There is no way to get a handle on this, except to go deeper into your own soul and emunah/faith. The body is temporal, but the soul is real life, beyond our understanding... the soul gets life from God Himself. This is called concealed/sosim.

There are different kinds of concealment. Think of an egg. You may think it needs an origin point, but it is seamless. In our world everything is developmental, but Godliness – the source of life has no beginning point and is not subject to a developmental process.

The world does have a 'beginning point', but it is concealed.

Israel is a reality that came from nowhere.

Torah is a reality that came from nowhere.

He is a reality that has no beginning.

Think of a child. From the perspective of biology he became a human by virtue of development. This is wrong. The human element is inherent.

You cannot forget how to ride a bicycle. You cannot forget how to walk. This is due to an inherent sense of balance. This is a hidden element without a starting point.

And no thought can grasp it at all.

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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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“Super Real and Super True” p: 68

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